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Forensics Final Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Circumstantial evidence

a)

(indirect evidence) evidence used to imply a fact but not to prove it

b)

the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence

c)

the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene

d)

small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at crime scene

2.

class evidence

a)

material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

b)

the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence

c)

(indirect evidence) evidence used to imply a fact but not to prove it

d)

the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene

3.

crime-scene investigation

a)

an approach to solve a crime in which scientific and legal professionals work together

b)

the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence

c)

(indirect evidence) evidence used to imply a fact but not to prove it

d)

the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene

4.

individual evidence

a)

a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing

b)

bits of pigment found in the cortex of a hair

c)

small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at crime scene

d)

the actively growing root or base of hair containing DNA and living cells

5.

What is a Crime Scene Investigator?

a)

A person trained to record, collect and test evidence found at a crime scene.

b)

A person trained to help the FBI

c)

A person trained to record, collect and make false evidence available.

d)

An agent trained to ride unicorns.

6.

What is direct evidence?

a)

Objects found at the crime scene

b)

Evidence provided by an eyewitness

c)

Things provided by a victim with agreements from the jury.

d)

A direct match to a criminal.

7.

What does Probative mean?

a)

A material witness

b)

In evidence law, tending to prove something

c)

Violation of a rule or law that is not punishable by prison

8.

In 1993 the _____ standard determined that judges decided when evidence was admissible in court.

a)

Frye

b)

Locard

c)

Daubert

d)

Miranda

9.

In 1993 the _____ standard determined that judges decided when evidence was admissible in court.

a)

Frye

b)

Locard

c)

Daubert

d)

Miranda

10.

In 1993 the _____ standard determined that judges decided when evidence was admissible in court.

a)

Frye

b)

Locard

c)

Daubert

d)

Miranda

11.
"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 
12.

Hair is considered:

a)

secondary evidence.

b)

tertiary evidence.

c)

class evidence.

d)

individual evidence.

13.
Trace evidence
a)
small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at crime scene
b)
the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence
c)
a location where crime was took place
d)
a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing
14.

Which of these is a factor that might affect or alter an eye witness's testimony?

a)

If the crime was traumatic

b)

The length of the crime they witnessed

c)

How attractive or unattractive the suspect is

d)

All of the above

15.

What is any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred?

a)

Crime Scene

b)

Forensics spot

c)

Accomplice

d)

Alibi

16.
The national fingerprint database is called __________.
a)
AFIS
b)
CODIS
c)
FACES
d)
Innocence Project
17.

Forensic Science is

a)

microscopes used for vapor

b)

the applications of testing

c)

applying principles of science to the law

d)

the application of evidence to testing

18.

What is direct evidence?

a)

Objects found at the crime scene

b)

Evidence provided by an eyewitness

c)

Things provided by a victim with agreements from the jury.

d)

A direct match to a criminal.

19.

What is evidence?

a)

Objects like rubber unicorns left at a dance party

b)

An excuse for a crime.

c)

Things left at a crime scene on purpose or accidentally

d)

Things left behind during a police training drill

20.
What is done by a medical examiner to determine the cause of death?
a)
Biopsy
b)
Autopsy
c)
Forgery
d)
Sonogram
21.
Use skeletal body remains for identification 
a)
Entomology
b)
Toxicology
c)
Anthropology
d)
Pathology
22.
Use insects to determine time and location of death
a)
Psychology
b)
Toxicology
c)
Pathology
d)
Entomology
23.
Use dental marks for identification of corpses
a)
Entomology
b)
Odontology
c)
Biology
d)
Criminalistics
24.
Study medical history of victims and determine cause and circumstance   of death
a)
Pathology
b)
Polygraphy
c)
Psychology
d)
Serology
25.
Identify cause of drug overs doses or poisonings
a)
Serology
b)
Pathology
c)
Entomology
d)
Toxicology
26.
Entomologists studies _______
a)
fossils
b)
insects
c)
animals
d)
plants
27.

Chain of custody

a)

the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence

b)

(indirect evidence) evidence used to imply a fact but not to prove it

c)

the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene

d)

small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at crime scene

28.

How are entomology and forensic entomology different?

a)

Entomology studies insects while forensic entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases.

b)

Entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases while forensic entomology studies insects.

c)

Trick! They are both the same.

d)

This is not the answer.

29.

How does temperature have an effect on insect evidence?

a)

temp. does not effect insect evidence

b)

high temp. speeds up insect's life cycle

c)

low temp. speeds up insect's life cycle

30.

The major variable in the fly’s life cycle is ____________________.

a)

moisture

b)

pressure

c)

temperature

d)

barometer

31.

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

32.

The pelvis of a female is _____ as compared to a male.

a)

wide and circular

b)

wide and heart-shaped

c)

narrow and circular

d)

narrow and heart-shaped

33.
Which is the most reliable bone to determine the sex of a skeleton? 
a)
Femur
b)
Skull
c)
Pelvic bone
d)
Collarbone
34.
85% of the population is considered to have this blood type
a)
Type O
b)
Type AB
c)
Rh +
d)
Rh -
35.

What component of RBCs carry oxygen?

a)

Hemoglobin

b)

Platelets

c)

Antibodies

d)

Antigens

36.

Blood is considered to be a type of:

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ System

37.

What type of tool/wound would cause a high-velocity blood spatter measuring less than 1 mm?

a)

Beating

b)

Gunshot

c)

Dripping wound

d)

Blunt object impact

38.

If a person has type B blood, who can they donate blood to?

a)

B, AB

b)

A, O

c)

B, O

d)

Only B

39.

If a person has type A blood, who can they get a blood transfusion from?

a)

A, O

b)

A, AB

c)

B, O

d)

Only O

40.

Which test produces light when blood is present?

a)

Kastle-Meyer

b)

Luminol

c)

Fluorescein

d)

ELISA

41.
The tiny details in fingerprints used to match one fingerprint to another are called
a)
ridges
b)
hills
c)
match points
d)
minutiae
42.
Fibers are classified as either:
a)
natural fibers or synthetic fibers.
b)
polymers or synthetic fibers.
c)
acrylic fibers or plant fibers.
d)
olefins or synthetic fibers
43.
Which of the following is NOT a synthetic fiber?
a)
cotton
b)
acrylic
c)
spandex
d)
polyester
44.
Fingerprints are left behind by: 
a)
Oil and Sweat on our fingers
b)
By the softness of the things we touch
c)
Always left Invisibly 
d)
Only on the paper we touch
45.
Do two people ever have the same fingerprints?
a)
yes
b)
no
46.
AFIS is a ___.
a)
method used to determine age of a latent print
b)
computerized system to analyze hair
c)
way to identify drugs
d)
system for storing/retrieving fingerprint records
47.
What is the biggest bone in your body?
a)
fibula
b)
humerus
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
48.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
300
b)
306
c)
206
d)
602
49.

What is Rigor Mortis

a)

Death Color

b)

Death Stiffness

c)

Death Temperature

d)

Death Time

50.

This unit determines the presence and identification of drugs and poisons.

a)

Forensic serology unit

b)

Forensic toxicology unit

c)

Forensic crime scene unit

d)

Forensic medical examiner