WorksheetsForensic Science Final Exam
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins
Arch, Loop, and Whorl are three types of what?
ride features on the Colosus roller coaster
parts of the small intestine
National Parks
fingerprint patterns
Forensics is the study and application of ___________________ to matters of law.
science
assumption
imagination
creativity
Who created the first forensic lab?
Edmond Locard
J. Edgar Hoover
Albert Einstein
J. Edmond Hillary
“Every criminal can be connected to a crime by particles carried from the crime scene. Anyone entering or leaving a crime scene alters the evidence, by leaving something behind or taking something with them.” This is known as
A common misconception
Locard’s Principle
Murphy’s Law
Law of averages
Which unit of a basic crime lab examines body fluids?
the Biology unit
the Toxicology unit
the Physical Science unit
the Parks and Recreation unit
Which unit of a basic crime lab examines blood splatters?
the Biology unit
the Toxicology unit
the Physical Science unit
the Evidence Collection unit
The following are the seven____________skills necessary to work through and solve crimes.
*Deductive and inductive reasoning skills
*Classifying skills
*Comparing and contrasting skills
*Problem solving skills
*Analyzing Perspectives
*Constructing Support
*Error Analysis
Scientific method
facets of guilt
federal rules of evidence
complex reasoning skills
Who may be an expert witness in a trial and has an obligation to present the truth about the evidence collected to the best of his or her ability?
medical examiner or his representative
investigators
first police officer on the scene
forensic scientist
What is the examination of physical evidence for legal purposes?
criminalistics
forensics
criminology
complex reasoning skills
A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense
victim
suspect
officer
bad guy
Forensic acarologists can use mites to help determine whether or not a corpse has been moved because:
Mites who have been moved from their original feeding location tend to be smaller in size.
Mites are sensitive to temperature.
Certain kinds of mites only live in certain areas.
The mites may get crushed during the moving process.
The interval of time between death itself and the discovery of the corpse is called the:
First decomposition phase
Gestation period
Post-mortem interval
Autolytic phase
The process in which the dead cells of a corpse begin to break down is called:
Cell decay
Phytosynthesis
Biogenesis
Autolysis
The stage of corpse decomposition in which the temperature rises and mites begin to come along to feed on the flies that are already feeding on the corpse covers days two through seven after death. This stage is called the:
Post-decay stage
Decay stage
Bloated stage
Fresh stage
One way that a forensic entomologist can use insects to determine the age of a corpse, or the PMI, is to:
Collect the fly larvae from the corpse and determine which are oldest
Examine the blow flies microscopically
Do skin scrapings to determine what type of mites may be under the skin
Weigh the dead insects that are removed from the corpse
The deepest layer of hair (compared to the lead of a pencil) is the ___ .
medulla
cuticle
keratin
cortex
Is this hair animal or Human?
animal hair
human hair
What type of fingerprint is shown in the picture?
Arch
Whorl
Loop
Swoop
Which type of evidence is collected using a casting?
Trace
Eye witness
Bodily fluid
impression
The transfer of materials from one location to another by a person, animal, vehicle, etc.
fiber
secondary transfer
kartien
hair follicle
Which of these affect the way a person sees a scene?
position
Familiarity of the area
Line of site
All of these affect the way a person sees a scene
How long does a Blow Fly hatch from the time it is a egg to adult fly?
6-8 days
1 day
2-3 days
10 days
How many adult teeth are there?
20 teeth
45 teeth
32 teeth
6 teeth
What are different types of blood types. Check all that apply.
AB
A
B
O
Humans have how many chromosomes?
46
44
36
23
Which of the following is not determined by your DNA?
Music preferences
height
skin color
blood type
What is the name of the document you signed the evidence out on?
Custody Form
Sign out sheet
Chain of Custody
What is the function of the protein hemoglobin?
Capture and carry oxygen.
Carry and release oxygen.
Capture and process oxygen.
A crime scene that's being investigated has several splatters of what a detective believes is blood. The detective wants to spray a solution on the splatters and then turn off the lights. He believes if blood is present, the splatters will glow in the dark. What solution does the detective want to use?
Casting compound
Water
Luminol
Bleach
Where is a body stored before an autopsy?
Placed in a refrigeration unit at the nearest police station.
It held in a refrigeration unit in the morgue.
It is stored in a cooler with ice in the morgue.
What is an Autopsy?
A way to test DNA, for abnormalities
An exam requested by families for medical treatments
A routine postmortem examination performed by a pathologist on a patient who has died.
Each strand of DNA contains a sequence of bases (also called nucleotides). What are the four
bases?
adenine, guanine, cytosine and geranium
adenine, thyme, cytosine and clove
adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine
Which of the forensic specialists below will use dental records to identify a victim?
A forensic psychologist
A forensic odontologist
A forensic pathologist
A forensic accountant
_________ the part of a hair contained within the protective layer of the cuticle and made up of
spindle-shaped cortical cells aligned in a regular array, parallel to the length of the hair.
Shaft
Cortex
Cuticle
Fill in the blank: The principle that explains how material is left at a crime scene is called _____.
Locard's Exchange Principle
the Principle of Transference
Watson and Crick's Transfer Principle
the Principle of Trace Evidence
