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WorksheetsForensics- Basics
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many categories of finger prints are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Not everyone's fingerprints are unique?
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What category is this fingerprint?
a)
Loop
b)
Whorl
c)
Arch
4.
What type of fingerprint is this?
a)
Loop
b)
Whorl
c)
Arch
5.
Dactyloscopy is the study of fingerprint investigation.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The ridges on your finger tips stay the same throughout your life?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Finger prints have general patterns that allow them to be classified and ______.
a)
studied
b)
destroyed
c)
washed
d)
categorized
8.
•Police investigators are experts in collecting “dactylograms”, otherwise known as?
a)
pictures
b)
fingerprints
c)
evidence
d)
baseball cards
9.
Which of the following is an example of individual evidence
a)
a gun
b)
bullets from the gun
c)
a burnt match
d)
DNA
10.
Admissions, confessions, and statements are considered
a)
physical evidence
b)
inadmissable evidence
c)
testimonial evidence
11.
The process of determining a substance's physical or chemical identity is called __________.
a)
identification
b)
comparison
c)
class characteristics
d)
individual characteristics
12.
What is said in court by a competent witness is..
a)
testimonial evidence
b)
circumstancial evidence
c)
transient evidence
d)
class evidence
13.
What is direct evidence?
a)
Class Evidence
b)
Physical Evidence
c)
Testimonial Evidence
d)
Individual Evidence
14.
Which of the following is in the correct order when processing a crime scene?
a)
a) Searching for fingerprints and other evidence, photographs and sketches, surveying the scene, recording location of evidence and documenting, measuring and mapping
b)
b) Recording location of evidence and documenting, searching for finger prints and other evidence, measuring and mapping, photographs and sketches, surveying the scene
c)
c) Surveying the scene, photographs and sketches, measurements and mapping, searching for fingerprints and other evidence, recording location of evidence and documenting
d)
d) Surveying the scene, photographs and sketches, measurements and mapping, recording location of evidence and documenting, searching for fingerprints and other evidence
15.
What is the first step in processing a crime scene?
a)
Photography
b)
Rough sketch
c)
Finished sketch
d)
Securing the perimeter
16.
It is important to separate witnesses at a crime scene in order to
a)
prevent contamination of evidence
b)
prevent them from talking and forming a collusion
c)
prevent them from leaving the scene
17.
An eye witness' testimony can be affected by...
a)
All of these
b)
what faces they saw recently
c)
how they felt
d)
what people tell them
18.
this is a concentric pattern. The pattern is slanted towards the radial bone, the thick bone on the thumb side of the hand.
a)
radial loop
b)
ulnar loop
c)
double loop
d)
plain whorl
19.
this the most common pattern and is made up of ridges that resemble hairpins or staples. It slants towards the small bone of the arm, the ulna, on the same side as the little finger.
a)
radial loop
b)
ulnar loop
c)
central pocket
d)
plain whorl
20.
this pattern resembles a church steeple
a)
tented arch
b)
accidental whorl
c)
plain arch
d)
central pocket
21.
this is a circular spiral pattern
a)
accidental whorl
b)
double loop
c)
central pocket
d)
plain whorl
22.
this is an irregular circular pattern
a)
accidental whorl
b)
double loop
c)
central pocket
d)
plain whorl
23.
this is a two looped pattern
a)
radial loop
b)
double loop
c)
ulnar loop
d)
plain whorl
24.
this is characterized by a tight circular pattern in the center of the print
a)
tented arch
b)
double loop
c)
central pocket loop
d)
plain whorl
25.
65% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
26.
30% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
27.
5% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
28.
right hand
a)
accidental whorl
b)
double loop
c)
tented arch
d)
plain arch
29.
right hand
a)
accidental whorl
b)
double loop
c)
tented arch
d)
plain arch
30.
right hand
a)
accidental whorl
b)
double loop
c)
ying-yang
d)
plain whorl
31.
right hand
a)
accidental whorl
b)
central pocket
c)
plain whorl
d)
teneted arch
32.
right hand
a)
accidental whorl
b)
central pocket
c)
plain whorl
d)
teneted arch
33.
right hand
a)
radial loop
b)
plain whorl
c)
accidental loop
d)
ulnar loop
34.
right hand
a)
radial loop
b)
plain whorl
c)
accidental loop
d)
ulnar loop
35.
Which of the following is the best definition of forensic science?
a)
The science of studying dead people.
b)
The application of science to the law.
c)
The application of science to medicine.
d)
The study of poisons.
36.
Which unit of the modern crime lab is responsible for studying gunshot residues and toolmark impressions?
a)
DNA
b)
Fingerprint
c)
Firearms
d)
Physical Science
37.
Which crime lab unit is responsible for examining bodily fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and poisons?
a)
Photography
b)
Toolmarks
c)
Toxicology
d)
Evidence Collection
38.
Which entity maintains the largest crime laboratory in the world?
a)
LAPD
b)
Scotland Yard
c)
FBI
d)
RHPD
39.
Which forensic unit studies handwriting and typewriting on questioned documents, also may analyze paper or ink?
a)
Crime-scene Investigation Unit
b)
Document Examination Unit
c)
Print Analysis Unit
d)
Linguistic Examination Unit
40.
Which of the following is an example of what forensic scientists do?
a)
Examine evidence
b)
Interrogate witnesses
c)
Arrest suspects
d)
Give press conferences to the media
41.
An autopsy is performed to find out
a)
how and why the victim died
b)
what the victim's last meal was
c)
what the victim's personality was like
d)
whether the victim was responsible for the crime
42.
The first thing that scientific investigators do at a crime scene is start collecting things to test.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
No two people have exactly the same fingerprints.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
In a fire, the location where there is the least damage is probably where the fire started.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
DNA contains the instructions to make a living thing.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
DNA is powerful forensic evidence because, except for identical twins, no two people have the same DNA prints.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
In a pathology lab, a forensic scientist investigates what caused a victim's death.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
A forensic scientist uses evidence and technology to connect the:
a)
victim to the crime scene
b)
suspect to the crime scene
c)
suspect to the victim
d)
all of the above
49.
The structure of DNA is a:
a)
triple helix
b)
double helix
c)
single helix
d)
what the heck is a helix
50.
Which of the following are not sources of DNA?
a)
Blood
b)
Saliva
c)
Hair
d)
Clothes
51.
How many STR markers/loci does the FBI use to identify criminals in America?
a)
17
b)
4
c)
26
d)
13
52.
Based on these results whose blood was found in the blood stain at the crime scene?
a)
Bob
b)
Sue
c)
John
d)
Lisa
53.
Which suspect’s DNA matches the felon’s DNA left at the crime scene?
a)
Suspect 1
b)
Suspect 2
c)
Suspect 3
54.
DNA can have forensic value even if it is decades old.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Mr. Jones was killed in a car accident. Afterwards, a former girlfriend filed a paternity suit claiming that Mr. Jones was the father of her child, and thus she was entitled to the man’s estate. Which sample of DNA would have to be from Mr. Jones if he were the child’s father?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
56.
Most human cells have how many chromosomes
a)
23
b)
24
c)
46
d)
48
57.
If you earned a degree as a forensic scientist, you would MOST LIKELY find a job:
a)
In a school.
b)
With the FBI.
c)
On a television show.
d)
With a software manufacturer.
58.
What is done by a medical examiner to determine the cause of death?
a)
Biopsy
b)
Autopsy
c)
Forgery
d)
Sonogram
59.
The active ingredient in super glue that sticks to fingerprints is:
a)
Acetic acid
b)
Cyanoacrylate
c)
Sodium acetate
d)
Acrylic cyanide
60.
The most precise method of identification is:
a)
DNA
b)
fingerprints
c)
fiber evidence
d)
facial recognition software
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