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Fingerprints Exam Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of fingerprint is shown in the diagram below?

a)

arch

b)

whorl

c)

loop

2.

The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)

a)

Core

b)

Delta

c)

Whorl

d)

Arch

3.
What component of a fingerprint constitutes individual evidence?
a)
Class
b)
Minutiae
c)
Subclass
d)
Class and subclass
4.
Which type of print must be developed?
a)
Latent
b)
Patent
c)
Plastic
5.

When are fingerprints formed

a)

shortly after birth

b)

about two years of age

c)

at about 10 weeks gestation

d)

at 17 weeks gestation

6.

The three main types of fingerprints are classified as

a)

Loops, whorls and deltas

b)

Whorls, bifurications and arches

c)

Loops, whorls and arches

d)

Arches, core and deltas

7.
What pattern is this?
a)
Loop
b)
Arch
c)
Whorl
8.
What pattern is this?
a)
Tented Arch
b)
Arch
c)
Loop
d)
Whorl
9.
The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a 
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
10.
5% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
11.
Fingerprints in blood, dirt, mud, etc.
a)
latent
b)
impressionist
c)
patent
d)
plastic
12.

Fingerprints that can't be seen with the naked eye that require processing

a)

Latent

b)

Plastic

c)

Patterns

d)

Patent

13.
Identify the fingerprint pattern as shown.
a)
whorl
b)
loop
c)
arch
14.
Under which circumstances have two people been found to have identical fingerprints? 
a)
identical twins
b)
fraternal twins
c)
members of the same immediate family
d)
none to date
15.
The picture is for the minutiae _______.
a)
ridge ending
b)
bifurcation
c)
delta
d)
island
16.
The picture is for the minutiae _______.
a)
ridge ending
b)
bifurcation
c)
delta
d)
island
17.
What pattern is shown?
a)
Plain Arch
b)
Tented Arch
c)
Whorl
d)
Accidental
18.
a)
The red triangles are deltas.
b)
The red triangles are useless.
c)
The red triangles are forks.
d)
The red triangles are loops.