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1.1.3 Reliable Witness fingerprint and hair

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of fingerprint is shown in the diagram below?

a)

arch

b)

whorl

c)

loop

2.

What pattern is this?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

3.

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

4.
This is an example of what type of fingerprint
a)
arch
b)
wave
c)
whorl
d)
loop
5.
This is an example of what type of fingerprint
a)
wave
b)
whorl
c)
loop
d)
arch
6.
The most common fingerprint pattern is the  __________.
a)
Plain Whorl
b)
Loop
c)
arch
d)
accidental
7.

A ___________ is an imprint made by ridge patterns on the tip of a finger.

a)

pore

b)

All of the above are correct

c)

ridge

d)

fingerprint

8.
The central core of the hair is called the...?
a)
Medulla
b)
Cuticle
c)
Cortex
d)
Shaft
9.
The tough clear outside covering of a hair shaft is
a)
cuticle
b)
cortex
c)
medulla
d)
polymer
10.
The middle layer of a hair shaft that contains pigment
a)
the cortex
b)
the medulla
c)
the cuticle
d)
the polymer
11.

What is Loccard's Exchange Principle?

a)

Perpetrators always leave evidence behind.

b)

Every contact leaves a trace.

c)

All touches leave evidence.

d)

Long, violent confrontations leave evidence.

12.

What are the three layers of hair?

a)

Medulla, keratin, cortex

b)

Cuticle, medulla, keratin

c)

Keratin, cuticle, cortex

d)

Medulla, Cortex, and Cuticle

13.

Who coined the phrase "Every Contact Leaves a Trace"?

a)

Walter McCrone

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Francis Galton

14.

Which letter shows the medulla?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None show the medulla

15.

The first examination of hair is to find out

a)

If the hair has DNA attached

b)

If the hair belongs to the suspect

c)

The hair belongs to an animal

d)

The hair is human

16.

Name this minutiae type

a)

Enclosure

b)

Island

c)

Bifurcation (fork)

d)

Ridge ending

17.

What component of a fingerprint is highly specific to an individual?

a)

Class

b)

Minutiae

c)

Subclass

d)

Class and subclass