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PBS 1.1 Investigating the Scene Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a search method used to sift through a crime scene?

a)

Spiral Method

b)

Wheel/Ray Method

c)

Grid Method

d)

List Method

2.

Check all that apply: when creating a sketch of a crime scene, which of the following should be included?

a)

Evidence Key

b)

Legend

c)

Sketch of the Scene

d)

Scale

3.

Lie detector tests are sometimes used in forensic investigations to help determine the truthfulness of someone who may be connected to a crime. What is another term for lie detector test?

a)

Monograph Test

b)

Polygraph Test

c)

Polygon Test

d)

Monosaccharide Test

4.

Check all that apply: Which of the following physiological responses did we record in class for our own lie detector tests?

a)

Skin Conductivity

b)

Heart Rate

c)

Respiration Rate

d)

Blood Pressure

5.

True or False: On average, breathing Rate is typically faster than heart rate.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When detecting respiration rate, units were measured in BPM, what does this acronym stand for?

a)

Beats per minute

b)

Bleeds per minute

c)

Breaths per minute

d)

Bangs per minute

7.

____________________ variable is a variable being tested and which the scientist controls or manipulates in order to determine their effect on __________________ variables.

a)

Dependent; Independent

b)

Independent; Dependent

c)

Manipulating; Reliable

d)

Reliable; Manipulating

8.

Which of the following steps is NOT included in the Experimental Design Process?

a)

Make a Prediction

b)

Communicate Findings

c)

Conduct the Experiment

d)

Research the Topic

9.

This term describes the outermost layer of hair, it consists of flattened, scale like cells that overlap one another.

a)

Cuticle

b)

Medulla

c)

Cortex

d)

Follicle

10.

What type of fingerprint pattern is shown in this image?

a)

Whorl

b)

Arch

c)

Loop

d)

Tented Arch

11.

What are the name of tiny fingerprint details investigators use to identify & distinguish fingerprints from one another?

a)

Minute

b)

Minutiae

c)

Whorls

d)

Stenches

12.

What is the scientific term for a white blood cell?

a)

Thrombocyte

b)

Platelet

c)

Erythrocyte

d)

Leukocyte

13.

You fall down and scrape your knee. Which component of blood would work to clot the blood at the injury site to generate a scab?

a)

Thrombocyte

b)

Plasma

c)

Erythrocyte

d)

Leukocyte

14.

Which of the following is a protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen?

a)

Uracil

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

Terraglobin

d)

Cytosine

15.

You complete blood type testing and there is no agglutination with either anti-A or anti-B antibodies. What type of blood is present?

a)

Type A

b)

Type B

c)

Type AB

d)

Type O

16.

People with Type AB blood are considered the “universal recipient”, meaning that if they are in need of blood, their bodies can accept blood of any other type. Why is this the case?

a)

Persons with Type AB blood produce both anti-A and anti-B antibodies.

b)

Persons with Type AB blood produce neither anti-A and anti-B antibodies.

c)

Persons with Type AB blood produce only anti-B antibodies.

d)

Persons with Type AB blood produce only anti-A antibodies.

17.

True or False: As height increases, blood spatter diameter increases as well.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

If a blood spatter diameter was about 16 mm, at what height would it have fallen from? (Use the best fit line to determine)

a)

60 cm

b)

80 cm

c)

100 cm

d)

120 cm

19.

Four different bases make up DNA, and the sequence of these bases encodes the information that determines an organism’s traits. Select the option that correctly lists the four bases and describes how they pair to make the rungs of the DNA ladder.

a)

The four bases are uracil (U), arginine (A), cyclosine (C) and guarine (G). U pairs with A and C pairs with G.

b)

The four bases are adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C) and thymine (T). A pairs with T and C pairs with G.

c)

The four bases are alanine (A), gorine (G), cyclosine (C) and thyidine (T). A pairs with T and C pairs with G.

20.

Which of the following are proteins found in chromosomes that assist in the wrapping & condensing of DNA molecules?

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Histones

c)

Hemoglobin

d)

Organelles

21.

Which of the following terms represents a molecule that acts as molecular scissors that can cut DNA in specific locations, called recognition sites.

a)

Polymerase Chain Reaction

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Restriction Enzyme

d)

Restriction Digestion

22.

______________________ is the lab process that allows DNA analysts to separate and compare DNA samples for forensic purposes.

a)

Gel Electrophoresis

b)

Confirmatory Testing

c)

Kastle-Meyer Test

d)

Polygraph Test

23.

True or False: If you reverse the orientation of a gel so that the DNA is loaded into wells closest to the positive electrode, or if you were to switch the leads from the power source so that the charges on either end of the gel box were reversed, your DNA will run off the short end of the gel.

a)

True

b)

False