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Forensic FInal Study Guide

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 2hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense
a)
victim
b)
officer
c)
suspect
d)
bad guy
2.

A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime

a)

officer

b)

victim

c)

out of luck

d)

suspect

3.

The application of a broad range of sciences to answer legal questions

a)

Health Science

b)

Biology

c)

Physical Science

d)

Forensic Science

4.

Processing a crime scene involves:

a)

only collecting evidence and taking pictures

b)

Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene

c)

only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

d)

only sketching the scene and taking pictures

5.

Physical evidence found in small, measurable amounts

a)

trace evidence

b)

biological evidence

c)

primary evidence

d)

secondary evidence

6.

What pattern of fingerprint is shown?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

7.
How many teeth does a fully developed human adult normally have?
a)
20
b)
28
c)
24
d)
32
8.
Proteins on the surface of the red blood cells that account for blood type
a)
antibodies
b)
antigens
c)
agglutination
d)
anti browns offense
9.
Who can accept any blood
a)
O
b)
A
c)
B
d)
AB
10.
The protein that makes up hair is called _____
a)
ninhydrin
b)
pigments 
c)
medulla
d)
keratin
11.
The deepest layer of hair (compared to the lead of a pencil) is the ___
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin 
12.
The middle layer of a hair (compared to the wood of a pencil) is the __
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin
13.
The outside layer of a hair (compared to the ink on a pencil) is the ___
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin
14.

When using a microscope which of the following is true

a)

always begin viewing at the lowest power

b)

always adjust with the coarse adjustment knob first

c)

always have both eyes open

d)

all of the above

15.

A skeletal biologist who applies what is known about human skeletal variation (differences) to the individual case by developing a profile (age, gender, ancestry, stature).

a)

forensics

b)

forensic anthropologist

c)

crime scene

d)

approach the scene

16.

Finding the boundaries of a crime scene and controlling who goes into and out of the scene.

a)

secure and protect the scene

b)

initiate preliminary survey

c)

prepare a narrative of the scene

d)

crime scene

17.

Scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime.

a)

forensics

b)

forensic anthropologist

c)

crime scene

d)

approach the scene

18.

The place where something unlawful happened and where forensic evidence can be gathered.

a)

secure and protect the scene

b)

initiate preliminary survey

c)

prepare a narrative of the scene

d)

crime scene

19.
Entomologists studies _______
a)
fossils
b)
insects
c)
animals
d)
plants
20.
Identify body fluids at crime scenes or on evidence
a)
Serology
b)
Anthropology
c)
Engineering
d)
Odontology
21.
Use insects to determine time and location of death
a)
Psychology
b)
Toxicology
c)
Pathology
d)
Entomology
22.
What is done by a medical examiner to determine the cause of death?
a)
Biopsy
b)
Autopsy
c)
Forgery
d)
Sonogram
23.
Not everyone's fingerprints are unique?
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The first thing that scientific investigators do at a crime scene is start collecting things to test.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
No two people have exactly the same fingerprints.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
DNA is powerful forensic evidence because, except for identical twins, no two people have the same DNA prints.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
In a pathology lab, a forensic scientist investigates what caused a victim's death.
a)
True
b)
False
28.

The specific change in the body that brought about the cessation of life is called the

a)

cause of death

b)

manner of death

c)

proximate cause of death

d)

mechanism of death

29.

Liver mortis means roughly, the:

a)

moment of death

b)

death colour

c)

day of death

d)

time of death

30.

Pooling of blood in the body, known as lividity, provides a clue as to how long the person has been dead. Lividity first begins about:

a)

two hours after death

b)

six hours after death

c)

four hours after death

d)

eight hours after death

31.

Death stiffness is roughly defined as:

a)

cause of death

b)

rigor mortis

c)

manner of death

d)

liver mortis

32.

Every person in the world has their own unique DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What term is used to describe the shape of a DNA Molecule?

a)

Triple Spiral

b)

Double Helix

c)

A Tilted Stair Case

34.

In the nucleus of most human body cells, there are

a)

23 pairs of chromosomes

b)

46 pairs of chromosomes

c)

92 chromosomes

d)

None of these choices

35.
A fingerprint left in paint would be an example of a:
a)
latent print
b)
direct print
c)
plastic print
d)
wet print
36.
AFIS is a(n): 
a)
method used to determine the age of latent print
b)
computer software designed to track fingerprint evidence within the chain of custody
c)
assay technique used to identify drugs
d)
computerized system for storing and retrieving fingerprint records
37.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Denatured Acid
b)
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
c)
Does Not Apply
d)
Deoxyribonuclear Acid
38.
What is the most common blood type?
a)
A+
b)
AB-
c)
O+
d)
O-
39.

When working with a flame and hazardous chemicals, always wear ...

a)

gloves

b)

an apron

c)

goggles

d)

all of the above

40.

Eating and drinking is ...

a)

sometimes permitted in the lab

b)

always permitted in the lab

c)

usually permitted in the lab

d)

never permitted in the lab

41.

If you spill a chemical, the first thing you should do is ...

a)

rinse it down the sink

b)

notify your teacher

c)

mix it with other chemicals

d)

wipe it up with a towel

42.

The first step in our scientific method is ...

a)

analyzing data

b)

conducting experiments

c)

writing conclusions

d)

making observations

43.

A step-by-step process that scientists have developed to help them solve problems and test new ideas.

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Eperiment

d)

Data

44.
Developed a comparison microscope to compare bullets
a)
Calvin Goddard
b)
Francis Galton
c)
Hans Gross
d)
Mathieu Orfilla
45.

Which of the following is an example of Trace Evidence?

a)

DNA samples

b)

Footprints

c)

Blood Spatter

d)

911 call transcript

46.

A list if all people who came into contact with an item of evidence.

a)

detectives

b)

chain of custody

c)

log

d)

evidence counter

47.

when 2 objects come into contact with one another, a cross-transfer of materials occurs.

a)

Evidence standard

b)

Frye's Exchange principle

c)

Locard's exchange principle

d)

trace principle

48.

A series of logical steps to ensure a careful and systematic collection, identification, organization, and analysis of information

a)

Frye standard

b)

scientific method

c)

exchange principle

d)

investigation

49.
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
50.

Witness testimony should not be relied heavily on in a courtroom because it can be __________________.

a)

unfair since it is so accurate

b)

unimportant to the crime

c)

unreliable and inaccurate

d)

a distraction for the jurors

51.

What type of evidence is the cornerstone of the Innocence Project?

a)

ballistics

b)

DNA

c)

eyewitness accounts

d)

chemicals

52.

Which of the following are factors that can affect rigor mortis?

a)

temperature

b)

activity before death

c)

body weight

d)

all of these

53.

An elderly man is found dead in his car with the windows down. He has been missing for 2 days. The average temperature has been 36 degrees F. How would these factors affect lividity, rigor mortis, and algor mortis rates?

a)

lividity - decreases

rigor - decreases

algor - increases

b)

lividity - decreases

rigor - increases

algor - unaffected

c)

lividity - decreases

rigor - unaffected

algor - increases

d)

lividity - increases

rigor - increases

algor - increases

54.

Many different insects will be present on dead bodies. Which one to entomologists usually use?

a)

blow flies

b)

house flies

c)

skipper flies

d)

flesh flies

55.
The cooling of body temperature after death is:
a)
algor mortis
b)
livor mortis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
pallor mortis
56.
The means by which someone dies is known as the:
a)
Proximate cause of death
b)
Mechanism of death
c)
Manner of death
d)
Cause of death
57.
Another name for the larva stage of development in insects is:
a)
pupa
b)
egg
c)
instar
d)
cocoon
58.
Rigor mortis means
a)
Death stiffness
b)
Death color
c)
Death bloat
d)
Death heat

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