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WorksheetsForensics Final Review
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of print is transferred onto a smooth surface by blood or other liquids making it visible?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
2.
What type of print is not visible but made so by dusting with powders or the use of chemicals?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
3.
What type of print is an indentation left in soft materials such as clay or wax?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
4.
What is the least common general type of fingerprint?
a)
Arch
b)
Loop
c)
Whorl
5.
What is the most common general type of fingerprint?
a)
Arch
b)
Loop
c)
Whorl
6.
The Case of Will West caused what system to no longer be used?
a)
Herschel System
b)
Galton System
c)
Bertillon System
d)
Henry System
7.
Two things forensic examiners look for on a fingerprint are the presences of a core and a ____.
a)
Delta
b)
Ridges
c)
Pores
d)
All of these
8.
What type of fingerprint is shown?
a)
Double loop whorl
b)
Left loop
c)
Right loop
d)
Accidental
9.
Why are fingerprints useful in classification?
a)
Fingerprint patterns can change
b)
They are unique to individuals
c)
They are not found on any other species
d)
There are individuals with identical fingerprints
10.
A loop that opens towards the pinky is
a)
ulnar loop
b)
radial loop
11.
AFIS is a(n):
a)
method used to determine the age of latent print
b)
computer software designed to track fingerprint evidence within the chain of custody
c)
assay technique used to identify drugs
d)
computerized system for storing and retrieving fingerprint records
12.
The most common form of developing latent prints
a)
Dusting
b)
Silver Nitrate
c)
photography
d)
Black light
13.
Identify this fingerprint
a)
Arch
b)
Loop
c)
Whorl
d)
Swirl
14.
Under which circumstances have two people been found to have identical fingerprints?
a)
identical twins
b)
fraternal twins
c)
members of the same immediate family
d)
none to date
15.
Fingerprints are formed:
a)
during fetal development
b)
by the time a child is two years old
c)
at birth
d)
during first 6 months after birth
16.
Which of the following types of fingerprints are more likely to be found impressed in soft wax?
a)
visible
b)
latent
c)
hidden
d)
plastic
17.
The picture is for the minutiae _______.
a)
bridge
b)
bifurcation
c)
delta
d)
spur
18.
How many deltas does a loop have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
it's not always the same
19.
If a laboratory can piece broken glass from a window together then the evidence has.....
a)
Class characteristics
b)
Individual characteristics
c)
comparative characteristics
d)
Identification characteristics
20.
Physical evidence is considered to have_____ as that of eyewitness evidence.
a)
Greater value
b)
The same value
c)
Less value
21.
A blood smear fingerprint is what type of fingerprint?
a)
Plastic
b)
Patent
c)
Latent
22.
A class characteristic can do what?
a)
Connect an object to its source with a high degree of certainty
b)
Connect an object to a group of objects
c)
Connect an object to a classroom
d)
Exonerate an innocent suspect
23.
Who has the largest crime lab in the world? Where is the oldest US crime lab?
a)
FBI, LA
b)
France, New York
c)
MI6, Paris
d)
CIA, La
24.
A hammer's handle is made with the same wood as a common brand of hammer. What kind of characteristic is this?
a)
Individual
b)
Wooden
c)
Class
d)
Transient
25.
When hair first starts growing in a follicle, it is called:
a)
Anagen
b)
Telogen
c)
Catagen
26.
Hair falls out of the follicle in:
a)
Anagen
b)
Catagen
c)
Telogen
27.
The kind of DNA that only gives your family information, not individual information, is:
a)
Nuclear DNA
b)
Nuclear submarine
c)
Mitochondrial DNA
d)
Oranatangs
28.
An example of a natural fiber would be:
a)
Silk
b)
Polyester
c)
Spandex
d)
Kevlar
29.
the tough clear outside covering of a hair shaft is
a)
cuticle
b)
cortex
c)
medulla
d)
polymer
30.
What kind of medulla is this?
a)
Fragmented
b)
Continuous
c)
Interrupted/Intermittent
d)
There is no medulla - Absent
31.
Did this hair fall out naturally, or was it forcibly removed?
a)
Fell out naturally
b)
Was forcibly removed
32.
This is a picture of a:
a)
Human Hair
b)
Animal Hair
c)
Carpet fiber
d)
Man-made fiber
33.
The deepest layer of hair (compared to the lead of a pencil) is the ___
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin
34.
Fibers that have spun together are called
a)
a textile
b)
yarn
c)
a mineral fiber
d)
a fiber
35.
When fibers are transferred directly from victim to suspect or suspect to victim, this is called:
a)
necessary transfer.
b)
direct transfer
c)
absolute transfer.
d)
None of these choices.
36.
Natural fibers come from:
a)
animals.
b)
plants.
c)
minerals that are mined from the ground.
d)
All of these choices.
37.
It is important to separate witnesses at a crime scene in order to
a)
prevent contamination of evidence
b)
prevent them from talking and forming a collusion
c)
prevent them from leaving the scene
38.
The ability to establish the exact whereabouts of an item of evidence and under whose control it was from its collection at the crime scene to its presentation in the courtroom and everywhere in between is called
a)
chain of command
b)
record of evidence
c)
chain of custody
39.
when securing a crime scene the two most important factors are to
a)
scan the scene, separate the witnesses
b)
safety of individuals, separate the witnesses
c)
see the scene, preserving evidence
d)
safety of individual, preserving evidence
40.
Blood-stained materials should be store in what type of container
a)
paper bags
b)
air-tight new paint can
c)
mason jar with a lid
d)
plastic bag with a seal
41.
Physical evidence found in small, measurable amounts
a)
trace evidence
b)
testimonial evidence
c)
primary evidence
d)
secondary evidence
42.
Person who determines the preliminary cause of death at the crime scene and conducts an autopsy
a)
detective
b)
CSI unit
c)
medical examiner
d)
coroner
43.
Which of the following would be considered direct evidence?
a)
DNA
b)
fingerprint
c)
eyewitness
d)
all of these
44.
Processing a crime scene involves:
a)
only collecting evidence and taking pictures
b)
Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene
c)
only examining the scene and interviewing suspects
d)
only sketching the scene, taking pictures, and interviewing suspects
45.
A sketch of the crime scene is a diagram that includes:
a)
only a scale and key.
b)
a key, scale, legend, and conditions.
c)
only a legend and conditions.
d)
None of these are correct.
46.
While taking pictures at the crime scene, it is important to:
a)
Take pictures from far away. Getting too close might contaminate the crime scene.
b)
Only observe the pictures in black and white.
c)
Use a ruler to provide evidence of scale (size).
d)
All of these are true.
47.
"With contact between two items, there will be an exchange." This is known as _____
a)
physical evdience
b)
Locard's exchange principle
c)
Forensic exchange principle
d)
the law of forensics
48.
What is the first step in processing a crime scene?
a)
Photography
b)
Rough sketch
c)
Finished sketch
d)
Securing the perimeter
49.
The first to arrive at a crime scene are usually:
a)
crime scene investigators
b)
medical examiners
c)
police officers
d)
detectives
50.
Which of the following is the first priority of the first officer arriving at a crime scene?
a)
Excluding all unauthorized personnel
b)
Getting medical assistance for injured individuals
c)
Securing the boundaries
d)
Isolating the area
51.
What is the difference between an entry and exit wound?
a)
entry wounds are smaller than exit wounds
b)
exit wounds are smaller than entry wounds
c)
exit wounds pull fibers into the body, entry wounds do not
d)
an exit wound can have an abrasion ring
52.
What is the database used for Firearm identification?
a)
AFIS
b)
CODIS
c)
IBIS
d)
Solemate
53.
Why was rifling added to the barrels of guns?
a)
To make bullets shoot straighter
b)
To make bullets traceable at crime scenes
c)
To make bullets go faster
d)
To cause bullets to separate from the cartridge
54.
What tool is used to compare striations of fired bullets?
a)
compound microscope
b)
comparison microscope
c)
scanning electron microscope
d)
transmission electron microscope
55.
Which type of fracture is shown by letter B?
a)
radial
b)
concentric
c)
birefrigent
d)
none of these
56.
In the lab, a Pyrex/borosilicate piece of glass was dipped in vegetable oil and disappeared from view. What does this tell us?
a)
the piece disintegrated in the oil
b)
the oil and the glass had the same refractive index
c)
the oil and the glass chemically reacted
d)
the oil and the glass have different refractive indices
57.
A crack in glass that moves outward from the point of impact like spokes on a wheel is called a:
a)
compound fracture
b)
concentric fracture
c)
spoke fracture
d)
radial fracture
58.
What type of evidence is a statement made under oath by a competent witness?
a)
direct evidence
b)
physical evidence
c)
indirect evidence
d)
circumstantial evidence
59.
Is a broken piece of a knife that matches perfectly with the knife that was used as a murder weapon known as class or individual evidence?
a)
class evidence
b)
physical evidence
c)
indirect evidence
d)
individual evidence
60.
Which of the following is an elected official?
a)
medical examiner
b)
coroner
c)
forensic scientist
d)
lead investigator
61.
Received Nobel Prize for discovering the ABO Blood Types
a)
Hans Gross
b)
Alphonse Bertillon
c)
Karl Landsteiner
d)
Edmond Locard
62.
A forensic entomologist is...
a)
A person who studies insects to gain clues about a crime
b)
a person who studies bones to gain clues about a crime
c)
a person who studies DNA to gain clues about a crime
d)
a person who studies fire and arson
63.
What does post mortem interval mean?
a)
time that has past since the victim was at the scene
b)
time that has past since the victim died
c)
time that has past since the suspect was at the scene
d)
time that has past since the insects arrived at the scene
64.
What type of blood can receive any type of blood?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
0
65.
What blood type is the "universal donor" because it can be donated to anyone?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
66.
Mike has type O blood. Mike can receive blood from someone who has Type A or Type B.
a)
True
b)
False
67.
High velocity blood spatter measuring less than 1 mm is common with what type of injury?
a)
Beating
b)
Gunshot
c)
Dripping wound
d)
Blunt object impact
68.
The average adult body has how much blood?
a)
1 liter
b)
3 liters
c)
5 liters
d)
8 liters
69.
Identify velocity based on Blood Spatter
a)
Low
b)
Medium
c)
High
d)
Slow
70.
Blood spots around main drop of blood are called__________
a)
Spikes
b)
Satellites
c)
Fractures
d)
Drips
71.
What is the most likely sex of this individual?
a)
Male
b)
Female
72.
What specific bone region is most useful in determining the gender of remains
a)
pelvis
b)
skull
c)
elbow
d)
femur
73.
How many bones are in the adult skeleton?
a)
206
b)
306
c)
198
d)
200
74.
_________ mortis is the pooling of blood in the body after death
a)
livor
b)
rigor
c)
algor
75.
_________ mortis is the cooling rate of the body after death
a)
rigor
b)
algor
c)
livor
76.
What is the best way document tool mark evidence?
a)
Drawing
b)
Photograph
c)
Statement
d)
Print
77.
Which of the following CANNOT be determined from a person's shoe impressions?
a)
Age
b)
Body weight
c)
Surface the person walks on
d)
Activities of the wearer
78.
All of the following items may be placed in an airtight container except:
a)
Charred debris recovered from a fire
b)
Bloodstained clothing
c)
Glass
d)
Explosive residues
79.
If a body is found to be carrying the thousands of larvae of insects that are not native to the area in which it is found, what clue could this information most likely give investigators?
a)
the odor of the decaying human body is stronger than that of animals so it can attract insects from far away.
b)
the body may have been moved, carrying the insects from another area with it.
c)
the killer may have planted a different type of insect on the body
d)
it doesn’t really indicate anything about the body or investigation.
80.
Where do insects first enter a dead body?
a)
in any orifices (natural openings)
b)
in any wounds
c)
In the place where they can find the easiest path under the skin
d)
All of these
81.
The most important prerequisite for photographing a crime scene is to have it in a(n) __ condition.
a)
excluded
b)
rough
c)
unaltered
d)
systematic
82.
When evidence is collected what is the proper way to package that evidence and why?
a)
All like types of evidence in one container to make it easy to categorize the evidence.
b)
All victim evidence in one container and all suspect evidence in another container to keep it separate.
c)
All evidence goes in paper containers for proper ventilation.
d)
In separate containers to prevent cross contamination.
83.
AFIS is a(n):
a)
method used to determine the age of latent print
b)
computer software designed to track fingerprint evidence within the chain of custody
c)
assay technique used to identify drugs
d)
computerized system for storing and retrieving fingerprint records
84.
What kind of medulla is this?
a)
Interrupted/Intermittent
b)
Continuous
c)
Fragmented
d)
There is no medulla present - Absent
85.
Which of the following is NOT a synthetic fiber?
a)
cotton
b)
acrylic
c)
spandex
d)
polyester
86.
to take a corpse's temperature, forensic investigators insert a thermometer into the
a)
mouth
b)
liver
c)
armpit
d)
stomach
87.
Which of the following explains why warm temperatures speed up rigor mortis?
a)
Warm temperatures speed up decay of muscles
b)
Warm temperatures allow the muscles to store more ATP
c)
Warm temperatures cause the body to run out of ATP faster
d)
Warm temperatures slow down decay
88.
When police obtain a writing sample from the suspect, the sample is called a(n):
a)
Sample
b)
Exemplar
c)
Screening
d)
Graphology
89.
The drop shown above would have more than likely been dropped from an angle of around
a)
90
b)
50
c)
30
d)
10
90.
What pattern of blood spatter is this?
a)
arterial gushes
b)
splash
c)
smear
d)
pool
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