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Forensic Science Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a manner of death?

a)

Homicide

b)

Shooting

c)

Overdose

d)

Strangulation

2.

Which of the following is the most common manner of death?

a)

Homicide

b)

Suicide

c)

Natural

d)

Accidental

3.

This classification of death includes disease and continual environmental abuse.

a)

Suicide

b)

Undetermined

c)

Homicide

d)

Natural

4.

Is defined as a non-accidental death resulting from grossly negligent, reckless, or intentional actions of another person

a)

Accidental

b)

Homicide

c)

Natural

d)

Undetermined

5.

What 2 manners of death are investigated by a medical examiner?

a)

Homicide and suicide

b)

Homicide and natural

c)

Homicide and accidental

d)

Homicide and undetermined

6.

What is the role of a forensic entomologist?

a)

to identify the arthropods associated with such cases and to analyze entomological data for interpreting insect evidence.

b)

specially trained dentists who use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks to a specific individual

c)

to detect and identify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues and organs in the body in violation of criminal law.

d)

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

7.

What is the role of a forensic anthropologist?

a)

to identify the arthropods associated with such cases and to analyze entomological data for interpreting insect evidence.

b)

specially trained dentists who use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks to a specific individual

c)

to detect and identify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues and organs in the body in violation of criminal law.

d)

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

8.

What is the role of a forensic toxicologist?

a)

to identify the arthropods associated with such cases and to analyze entomological data for interpreting insect evidence.

b)

specially trained dentists who use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks to a specific individual

c)

to detect and identify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues and organs in the body in violation of criminal law.

d)

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

9.

What is the role of a forensic odontologist?

a)

to identify the arthropods associated with such cases and to analyze entomological data for interpreting insect evidence.

b)

specially trained dentists who use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks to a specific individual

c)

to detect and identify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues and organs in the body in violation of criminal law.

d)

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

10.

What are the 3 main types of fingerprints?

a)

Arch, loop, whorl

b)

Tented arch, double loop, ulnar loop

c)

Ulnar loop, radial loop, and whorl

d)

Diagonal, left, and right

11.

What is the main pattern of this fingerprint?

a)

Loop, enter on one side of the print, curve up and around and back down on the same side

b)

Whorl, one or more ridges making a complete circuit

c)

Arch, enter on one side of the print and flow out the other side with a rise or wave in the center

12.

What is the main pattern of this fingerprint?

a)

Loop, enter on one side of the print, curve up and around and back down on the same side

b)

Whorl, one or more ridges making a complete circuit

c)

Arch, enter on one side of the print and flow out the other side with a rise or wave in the center

13.

What is the main pattern of this fingerprint?

a)

Loop, enter on one side of the print, curve up and around and back down on the same side

b)

Whorl, one or more ridges making a complete circuit

c)

Arch, enter on one side of the print and flow out the other side with a rise or wave in the center

14.

True or false, eye witness reports are factual majority of the time

a)

True

b)

False

15.

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?

a)

PCR

b)

CODIS

c)

STR

d)

DNA

16.

A drop of blood that strikes a surface at an angle of impact of approximately 90 degrees will be close to a _____ in shape.

a)

Elongated

b)

Elliptical

c)

Teardropped

d)

Circular

17.

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.

a)

Elongated

b)

Elliptical

c)

Teardrop

d)

Circular

18.

The string method is used at a crime scene to determine the

a)

Perimeter ruler

b)

Grid

c)

Area of origin

d)

Cast-off

19.

What part of the bloodstain indicates the stain was going towards the left?

a)

The head

b)

The tail

20.

What is the direction of travel of the blood spatter?

a)

Left and downward

b)

Right and upward

c)

Left and upward

d)

Right and downward