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forensic entomology

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Types of forensic entomology are

a)

urban

b)

stored product

c)

medico-legal

d)

all the above

2.

What are wormlike beetle larva called?

a)

Grub

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Maggot

3.

What is the body development in four stages called?

a)

Insect Succession

b)

Complete Metamorphosis

c)

Accumulated Degree Hours

d)

Oviposition

4.

How are entomology and forensic entomology different?

a)

Entomology studies insects while forensic entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases.

b)

Entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases while forensic entomology studies insects.

c)

Trick! They are both the same.

d)

This is not the answer.

5.

What is insect succession?

a)

The sequence in which an egg becomes an adult fly.

b)

A sequence of changing species that inhabit a decomposing body.

c)

The depositing of eggs.

d)

When the alpha fly is overthrown by his son.

6.

What is the wormlike stage of insect development after the egg?

a)

Pupa

b)

Maggot

c)

Grub

d)

Larva

7.

Oviposition is

a)

the laying of eggs.

b)

the depositing of dead bodies.

c)

the area where bugs can be found.

d)

position of a dead body.

8.

What can entomologists know by studying the insects at a crime scene?

a)

who the victim is

b)

PMI

c)

who probably commited the crime

d)

the crime autopsy

9.

What does PMI stand for?

a)

pre mortem interval

b)

post memory interval

c)

post murder interval

d)

post mortem interval

10.

How does temperature have an effect on insect evidence?

a)

temp. does not effect insect evidence

b)

high temp. speeds up insect's life cycle

c)

low temp. speeds up insect's life cycle

11.

Some species will get to the body first because they feed on the fresh corpse while others are attracted to one that has been dead for weeks

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Estimations of the postmortem interval (PMI) using entomological evidence must take into account ______________________.

a)

the species of insect present

b)

weather conditions

c)

geographical locations of the decedent's body

d)

all of these

13.

The two insect orders most commonly found on a corpse are... (choose 2)

a)

Arthropods

b)

Diptera

c)

Crustaceans

d)

Coleoptera

14.

Which of these is a Sarcophagidae fly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

The aspect of forensic entomology that deals with necrophagous feeding insects that typically infect human remains

a)

medicolegal

b)

urban

c)

stored product pests

16.

The major variable in the fly’s life cycle is ____________________.

a)

moisture

b)

pressure

c)

temperature

d)

barometer

17.

A forensic entomologist is...

a)

A person who studies insects to gain clues about a crime

b)

a person who studies bones to gain clues about a crime

c)

a person who studies DNA to gain clues about a crime

d)

a person who studies fire and arson

18.

Decomposition of a mammal begins at this stage:

a)

post-decay stage

b)

bloated

c)

fresh stage

d)

decay stage

19.
The arm and leg bones can be used to determine forensic height
a)
true
b)
false
20.

The pelvis of a female is _____ as compared to a male.

a)

wide and circular

b)

wide and heart-shaped

c)

narrow and circular

d)

narrow and heart-shaped

21.
Which is the most reliable bone to determine the sex of a skeleton? 
a)
Femur
b)
Skull
c)
Pelvic bone
d)
Collarbone
22.

What is the wormlike stage of insect development after the egg?

a)

Pupa

b)

Maggot

c)

Grub

d)

Larva

23.

define forensic science?

a)

the application of science to criminal and civil law that are enforced by police in a criminal justice system

b)

the science behind forensics

c)

the science behind entomology

d)

the application of science to the brain and anatomy of a person

24.

The blowfly lifecycle has six stages. How many larval stages are included in these six stages?​

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

Blowfly eggs usually hatch in less than:​

a)

6 hours.

b)

​24 hours.

c)

36 hours.

d)

48 hours.

26.

In order to provide the most accurate estimate of postmortem intervals at a crime scene, which type of larvae should be collected?​

a)

the oldest, largest larvae

b)

​the youngest larvae

c)

​larvae on internal organs

d)

larvae on arms, legs, and head and neck