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WorksheetsForensic Science - Death
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
the stage in an insect's life cycle when the larva forms a capsule around itself and transitions into its adult form
a)
instar
b)
pupa/pupae
c)
larva/larvae
d)
death
2.
one of four means by which someone dies (natural, accidental, homicide, suicide)
a)
death
b)
manner of death
c)
cause of death
d)
mechanism of death
3.
the stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death
a)
livor mortis
b)
autolysis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
algor mortis
4.
the cooling of body temperature after death
a)
rigor mortis
b)
algor mortis
c)
livor mortis
d)
autolysis
5.
A man dies in his sleep. He is found face up in his bed. Where would you expect to find lividity?
a)
on his nose
b)
on his stomach
c)
in his brain
d)
on his back
6.
The man who died in his sleep was 94 years old. There is no evidence of foul play. What was most likely the manner of death?
a)
accidental
b)
homicide
c)
natural
d)
suicide
7.
the study of insects as they pertain to crime scene investigation
a)
putrefaction
b)
forensic pathology
c)
forensic entomology
d)
forensic anthropology
8.
the process of rotting and break down
a)
rigor mortis
b)
decomposition
c)
livor mortis
d)
putrefaction
9.
the spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest
a)
rigor mortis
b)
algor mortis
c)
pupa/pupae
d)
autolysis
10.
the cessation, or end, of life
a)
instar
b)
pupa/pupae
c)
death
d)
putrefaction
11.
immature form of an animal that undergoes metamorphosis
a)
pupa/pupae
b)
autolysis
c)
larva/larvae
d)
instar
12.
the immediate reason for a person's death
a)
death
b)
mechanism of death
c)
cause of death
d)
manner of death
13.
the pooling of the blood
a)
lividity
b)
algor mortis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
livor mortis
14.
to take a corpse's temperature, forensic investigators insert a thermometer into the
a)
mouth
b)
liver
c)
armpit
d)
stomach
15.
post-mortem examination
a)
adipocere
b)
autolysis
c)
autopsy
d)
entomology
16.
is the time that has elapsed since a person has died.
a)
algor mortis
b)
livor mortis
c)
post mortem interval
d)
rigor mortis
17.
bleeding to death
a)
decomposition
b)
autopsy
c)
asphyxiation
d)
exsanguinations
18.
death from a lack of oxygen
a)
decomposition
b)
exsanguinations
c)
putrefaction
d)
asphyxiation
19.
within minutes of a death, insects arrive to the warm body and:
a)
begin to feed on it
b)
lay their eggs on it
c)
colonize it as their new home
20.
A person died approximately 3 hours after eating dinner. During the autopsy where would food be found?
a)
liver
b)
stomach
c)
large intestine
d)
small intesting
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