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WorksheetsFingerprints
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
What main fingerprint pattern is this? (Left Hand)
Loop
Arch
Whorl
Latent
What main fingerprint pattern is this? (Right Hand)
Arch
Plastic
Loop
Whorl
What main type of fingerprint pattern is this?
Loop
Whorl
Arch
Bifurcation
What is the name of this minutiae?
Bifurcation
Splitting Ridge
Delta
Y
What is the evolutionary purpose of the ridges that create our fingerprints?
to identity individuals
there is no purpose
to grasp objects
to protect your fingers
When are fingerprints formed?
When you are a teenager
During fetal development/in the womb
By the time you are two years old
At birth
A fingerprint pattern will remain unchanged for the life of an individual; however, the print itself may change due to scars and disease.
True
False
Identify the WHORL fingerprint pattern.
Identify the loop fingerprint pattern.
Identify the arch fingerprint pattern.
Prints that are not readily visible are called _____ prints.
latent
visbile
plastic
IAFIS is the...
FBI fingerprint database.
CIA DNA database.
International union of forensic scientists.
national child database.
Twins have the same fingerprints.
True
False
The lines on your fingers that make a pattern are called...
cores.
deltas.
ridges.
arches.
Which of the following items have you learned since we started talking about fingerprints? (Check all that apply)
Fingerprints are INDIVIDUAL, and more distinct than even DNA.
Minutiae (details of ridges) are needed to positively identify a print.
Prints from the palm and foot are individual as well.
Fingerprints have been used in criminal cases since the late1800's.
Even after IAFIS finds a "match", a LATENT PRINT EXAMINER must verify it, and may be asked to appear in court and testify during a case.
