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Fingerprints

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What pattern is this? (Right Hand)

a)

Tented Arch

b)

Plain Arch

c)

Ulnar Loop

d)

Plain Whorl

2.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

3.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

4.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Plain Arch

b)

Tented Arch

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Radial Loop

5.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Ulnar Loop

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

6.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Bifurcation

b)

Splitting Ridge

c)

Delta

d)

Y

7.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Enclosure/Eye

b)

Island

c)

Dot

d)

Bifurcation

8.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Bridge

b)

Junction

c)

Connector

d)

Zigzag

9.
What component of a fingerprint constitutes individual evidence?
a)
Class
b)
Minutiae
c)
Subclass
d)
Class and subclass
10.

Prints that are not readily visible are called _____ prints.

a)

latent

b)

visbile

c)

plastic

11.

Prints impressed into a bar of soap or other material (such as clay) are known as _________ prints.

a)

latent

b)

visible

c)

plastic

12.

Which chemical method creates a permanent white fingerprint?

a)

super glue fuming

b)

ninhydrin

c)

iodine fuming

13.

This chemical method creates a temporary brown/orange fingerprint.

a)

super glue fuming

b)

ninhydrin

c)

iodine fuming

14.

The number of deltas found in an arch pattern is ______.

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

two

d)

three

15.

The number of deltas found in a loop pattern is ______.

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

two

d)

three

16.

Prints are called __________ prints when the ridges made contact with a colored substance, such as blood, paint or oil prior to being impressed on a surface.

a)

latent

b)

plastic

c)

visible

17.

What pattern is this? (Right hand)

a)

Ulnar Loop

b)

Radial Loop

c)

Plain Whorl

d)

Tented Arch

18.

How many times will your fingerprint pattern change throughout your life?

a)

Three times

b)

Your fingerprint pattern will change anytime you get a scar or due to skin disease.

c)

The pattern will never change.

d)

It will change as you grow from a baby to an adult.

19.

Which fingerprint pattern is the most common?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

d)

Ridge

20.

What is a delta?

a)

A triangular region near a loop.

b)

The centre of a whorl or loop.

c)

It distinguishes one fingerprint from another.

d)

A circular region near a loop.

21.

In what layer of skin is the ridge patterns of fingerprints formed?

a)

Epidermis

b)

Dermis

c)

Dermal papillae

d)

Hypodermis

22.

The transfer of oils, sweat, amino acids, and carbohydrates are responsible for the formation of _________________ on surfaces

a)

patent prints

b)

latent prints

c)

plastic prints

d)

none of these

23.

What procedure has the development of livescan technology largely replaced?

a)

iodine fuming

b)

the Henry classification system

c)

rolling fingers on an inkpad and onto a print card

d)

carbon powder and tape

24.

The individuality of a fingerprint is determined by __________________

a)

its general shape

b)

the amino acids found in the print

c)

the minutiae or ridge patterns

d)

the general pattern

25.

What was Alphonse Bertillion’s system of identification?

a)

Portrait Parle

b)

Treatise of Anatomy

c)

“Finger Prints”

d)

Classifying Prints