WorksheetsForensic Science Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is a manner of death?
Homicide
Shooting
Overdose
Strangulation
Which of the following is the most common manner of death?
Homicide
Suicide
Natural
Accidental
This classification of death includes disease and continual environmental abuse.
Suicide
Undetermined
Homicide
Natural
Is defined as a non-accidental death resulting from grossly negligent, reckless, or intentional actions of another person
Accidental
Homicide
Natural
Undetermined
What 2 manners of death are investigated by a medical examiner?
Homicide and suicide
Homicide and natural
Homicide and accidental
Homicide and undetermined
What is the role of a forensic entomologist?
to identify the arthropods associated with such cases and to analyze entomological data for interpreting insect evidence.
specially trained dentists who use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks to a specific individual
to detect and identify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues and organs in the body in violation of criminal law.
the examination of human skeletal remains for law enforcement agencies to help with the recovery of human remains, determine the identity of unidentified human remains, interpret trauma, and estimate time since death
What is the role of a forensic anthropologist?
to identify the arthropods associated with such cases and to analyze entomological data for interpreting insect evidence.
specially trained dentists who use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks to a specific individual
to detect and identify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues and organs in the body in violation of criminal law.
the examination of human skeletal remains for law enforcement agencies to help with the recovery of human remains, determine the identity of unidentified human remains, interpret trauma, and estimate time since death
What is the role of a forensic toxicologist?
to identify the arthropods associated with such cases and to analyze entomological data for interpreting insect evidence.
specially trained dentists who use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks to a specific individual
to detect and identify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues and organs in the body in violation of criminal law.
the examination of human skeletal remains for law enforcement agencies to help with the recovery of human remains, determine the identity of unidentified human remains, interpret trauma, and estimate time since death
What is the role of a forensic odontologist?
to identify the arthropods associated with such cases and to analyze entomological data for interpreting insect evidence.
specially trained dentists who use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks to a specific individual
to detect and identify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues and organs in the body in violation of criminal law.
the examination of human skeletal remains for law enforcement agencies to help with the recovery of human remains, determine the identity of unidentified human remains, interpret trauma, and estimate time since death
What are the 3 main types of fingerprints?
Arch, loop, whorl
Tented arch, double loop, ulnar loop
Ulnar loop, radial loop, and whorl
Diagonal, left, and right
What is the main pattern of this fingerprint?
Loop, enter on one side of the print, curve up and around and back down on the same side
Whorl, one or more ridges making a complete circuit
Arch, enter on one side of the print and flow out the other side with a rise or wave in the center
What is the main pattern of this fingerprint?
Loop, enter on one side of the print, curve up and around and back down on the same side
Whorl, one or more ridges making a complete circuit
Arch, enter on one side of the print and flow out the other side with a rise or wave in the center
What is the main pattern of this fingerprint?
Loop, enter on one side of the print, curve up and around and back down on the same side
Whorl, one or more ridges making a complete circuit
Arch, enter on one side of the print and flow out the other side with a rise or wave in the center
True or false, eye witness reports are factual majority of the time
True
False
What is the name of the system developed by the FBI that maintains local, state, and national databases, of DNA profiles from convicted offenders, unsolved crime scene evidence, and profiles of missing people?
PCR
CODIS
STR
DNA
A drop of blood that strikes a surface at an angle of impact of approximately 90 degrees will be close to a _____ in shape.
Elongated
Elliptical
Teardropped
Circular
A drop of blood that strikes a surface at an angle of impact of approximately 10-20 degrees will be close to a _____ in shape.
Elongated
Elliptical
Teardrop
Circular
The string method is used at a crime scene to determine the
Perimeter ruler
Grid
Area of origin
Cast-off
What part of the bloodstain indicates the stain was going towards the left?
The head
The tail
What is the direction of travel of the blood spatter?
Left and downward
Right and upward
Left and upward
Right and downward
