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Forensic Science Final Exam

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Arch, Loop, and Whorl are three types of what?

a)

ride features on the Colosus roller coaster

b)

parts of the small intestine

c)

National Parks

d)

fingerprint patterns

2.

Forensics is the study and application of ___________________ to matters of law.

a)

science

b)

assumption

c)

imagination

d)

creativity

3.

Who created the first forensic lab?

a)

Edmond Locard

b)

J. Edgar Hoover

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

J. Edmond Hillary

4.

“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)

A common misconception

b)

Locard’s Principle

c)

Murphy’s Law

d)

Law of averages

5.

Which unit of a basic crime lab examines body fluids?

a)

the Biology unit

b)

the Toxicology unit

c)

the Physical Science unit

d)

the Parks and Recreation unit

6.

Which unit of a basic crime lab examines blood splatters?

a)

the Biology unit

b)

the Toxicology unit

c)

the Physical Science unit

d)

the Evidence Collection unit

7.

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

a)

Scientific method

b)

facets of guilt

c)

federal rules of evidence

d)

complex reasoning skills

8.

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?

a)

medical examiner or his representative

b)

investigators

c)

first police officer on the scene

d)

forensic scientist

9.

What is the examination of physical evidence for legal purposes?

a)

criminalistics

b)

forensics

c)

criminology

d)

complex reasoning skills

10.

A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense

a)

victim

b)

suspect

c)

officer

d)

bad guy

11.

Forensic acarologists can use mites to help determine whether or not a corpse has been moved because:

a)

Mites who have been moved from their original feeding location tend to be smaller in size.

b)

Mites are sensitive to temperature.

c)

Certain kinds of mites only live in certain areas.

d)

The mites may get crushed during the moving process.

12.

The interval of time between death itself and the discovery of the corpse is called the:

a)

First decomposition phase

b)

Gestation period

c)

Post-mortem interval

d)

Autolytic phase

13.

The process in which the dead cells of a corpse begin to break down is called:

a)

Cell decay

b)

Phytosynthesis

c)

Biogenesis

d)

Autolysis

14.

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:

a)

Post-decay stage

b)

Decay stage

c)

Bloated stage

d)

Fresh stage

15.

One way that a forensic entomologist can use insects to determine the age of a corpse, or the PMI, is to:

a)

Collect the fly larvae from the corpse and determine which are oldest

b)

Examine the blow flies microscopically

c)

Do skin scrapings to determine what type of mites may be under the skin

d)

Weigh the dead insects that are removed from the corpse

16.

The deepest layer of hair (compared to the lead of a pencil) is the ___ .

a)

medulla

b)

cuticle

c)

keratin

d)

cortex

17.

Is this hair animal or Human?

a)

animal hair

b)

human hair

18.

What type of fingerprint is shown in the picture?

a)

Arch

b)

Whorl

c)

Loop

d)

Swoop

19.

Which type of evidence is collected using a casting?

a)

Trace

b)

Eye witness

c)

Bodily fluid

d)

impression

20.

The transfer of materials from one location to another by a person, animal, vehicle, etc.

a)

fiber

b)

secondary transfer

c)

kartien

d)

hair follicle

21.

Which of these affect the way a person sees a scene?

a)

position

b)

Familiarity of the area

c)

Line of site

d)

All of these affect the way a person sees a scene

22.

How long does a Blow Fly hatch from the time it is a egg to adult fly?

a)

6-8 days

b)

1 day

c)

2-3 days

d)

10 days

23.

How many adult teeth are there?

a)

20 teeth

b)

45 teeth

c)

32 teeth

d)

6 teeth

24.

What are different types of blood types. Check all that apply.

a)

AB

b)

A

c)

B

d)

O

25.

Humans have how many chromosomes?

a)

46

b)

44

c)

36

d)

23

26.

Which of the following is not determined by your DNA?

a)

Music preferences

b)

height

c)

skin color

d)

blood type

27.

What is the name of the document you signed the evidence out on?

a)

Custody Form

b)

Sign out sheet

c)

Chain of Custody

28.

What is the function of the protein hemoglobin?

a)

Capture and carry oxygen.

b)

Carry and release oxygen.

c)

Capture and process oxygen.

29.

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?

a)

Casting compound

b)

Water

c)

Luminol

d)

Bleach

30.

Where is a body stored before an autopsy?

a)

Placed in a refrigeration unit at the nearest police station.

b)

It held in a refrigeration unit in the morgue.

c)

It is stored in a cooler with ice in the morgue.

31.

What is an Autopsy?

a)

A way to test DNA, for abnormalities

b)

An exam requested by families for medical treatments

c)

A routine postmortem examination performed by a pathologist on a patient who has died.

32.

Each strand of DNA contains a sequence of bases (also called nucleotides). What are the four

bases?

a)

adenine, guanine, cytosine and geranium

b)

adenine, thyme, cytosine and clove

c)

adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine

33.

Which of the forensic specialists below will use dental records to identify a victim?

a)

A forensic psychologist

b)

A forensic odontologist

c)

A forensic pathologist

d)

A forensic accountant

34.

_________ 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.

a)

Shaft

b)

Cortex

c)

Cuticle

35.

Fill in the blank: The principle that explains how material is left at a crime scene is called _____.

a)

Locard's Exchange Principle

b)

the Principle of Transference

c)

Watson and Crick's Transfer Principle

d)

the Principle of Trace Evidence