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Branches of Forensic Science Quiz- 20 points

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The field that deals with the external and internal examination of a deceased person (an autopsy) to determine cause of death.

a)

forensic toxicology

b)

forensic pathology

c)

forensic autopsologist

d)

forensic anthropology

2.

branch involved in comparing a sample from the crime scene to a suspect’s (or suspect’s belongings) sample

a)

forensic entomology

b)

comparative analysis

c)

forensic serology

d)

forensic anthropology

3.

Forensic Toxicology

a)

The student of insect activity on a human corpse to help determine the time since death.

b)

The detection, identification, and classification of bodily fluids (blood, semen, saliva, urine, vomit and perspiration).

c)

The study and identification of unknown substances found at a crime scene.

d)

The study of drugs, poisons, and toxins in the human body

4.

Criminalistics:

a)

The field that deals with the external and internal examination of a deceased person (an autopsy) to determine cause of death.

b)

One of the two major groups of forensic scientists- these are the people who work in a crime lab

c)

The detection, identification, and classification of bodily fluids (blood, semen, saliva, urine, vomit and perspiration).

d)

The examination of human skeletal remains to help identify the body, determine trauma to the body, and estimate time since death

5.

Forensic Reconstruction

a)

Field which specializes putting together the "story" of what happened at a crime scene using pattern evidence such as blood spatter

b)

The scientific study of human remains to determine physical attributes such as height, race, age, and sex

c)

The field that deals with the external and internal examination of a deceased person (an autopsy) to determine cause of death.

d)

The field that uses insects to determine how long it's been since the victim died

6.

The extraction, amplification, and analysis of DNA from various samples from human tissues.

a)

Forensic DNA analysis

b)

Forensic Serology

c)

Forensic Toxicology

d)

Forensic Entomology

7.

The detection, identification, and classification of bodily fluids (blood, semen, saliva, urine, vomit and perspiration).

a)

Forensic Serology

b)

Criminalistics

c)

Forensic Pathology

d)

Forensic Toxicology

8.

Forensic Chemistry:

a)

The field that deals with the external and internal examination of a deceased person (an autopsy) to determine cause of death.

b)

The application of engineering knowledge to determine what went wrong with a structure, machine, component, or material

c)

The study and identification of unknown substances found at a crime scene.

d)

The study of drugs, poisons, and toxins in the human body

9.

The application of engineering knowledge to determine what went wrong with a structure, machine, component, or material

a)

Forensic Psychology

b)

Criminalistics

c)

Trace Evidence

d)

Forensic Engineering

10.

The examination of human skeletal remains to help identify the body, determine trauma to the body, and estimate time since death

a)

Forensic Anthropology

b)

Forensic Pathology

c)

Forensic Serology

d)

Forensic Entomology

11.

The student of insect activity on a human corpse to help determine the time since death.

a)

Forensic Entomology

b)

Forensic Pathology

c)

Forensic Serology

d)

Criminalistics