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Trace Evidence for Movie Catching Killers

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The smallest indivisible unit of a textile is a...
a)
Fiber
b)
Fabric
c)
Yarn
d)
Thread
2.

Natural fibers come from:

a)

animals.

b)

plants.

c)

minerals that are mined from the ground.

d)

All of these choices.

3.

The first examination of hair is to find out

a)

If the hair has DNA attached

b)

If the hair belongs to the suspect

c)

The hair belongs to an animal

d)

The hair is human

4.

The killer left something behind. What was it?

a)

Blood

b)

a cord (rope)

c)

A piece of cloth

d)

a single fiber

5.

What is the Exchange Principle?

a)

The principal of the school will exchange money if you ask.

b)

People always exchange evidence with everyone else in the room. But not the room itself.

c)

Everyone will always deposit and pickup trace evidence when entering a room

d)

A room will always exchange hair with the victim and perpetrator

6.

How did the killer injure the neck of the victim?

a)

They deeply scratched the neck of the victim leaving skin and taking skin

b)

They stabbed the victim, spilling blood

c)

They shot her in the neck

d)

They strangled her.

7.

Why did Loccard ask the suspect to look at his fingernails?

a)

He was looking for skin or other evidence under his fingernails.

b)

He want to see the color of his nails to match to the victim

c)

He wanted to see if the suspect worked in a nail salon

d)

He was looking for evidence that supported his suspect's story.

8.

What did the suspect throw out the window after a police stop? click all that apply

a)

handcuffs like what was used on the women's wrist.

b)

rope with wooden rods similar to what killed the women

c)

A gun

d)

A banana

9.

What is the comparison microscope used for?

a)

To looke at bacteria

b)

to compare evidence from two sources.

c)

To look at the moon

d)

To compare DNA fingerprints

10.

What was the red color on the carpet?

a)

red paint and fungal spores

b)

red dye

c)

red crayon

d)

Blood spatter

11.

Why is it so hard to convince a jury of guilt?

a)

The evidence has to rise above any reasonable doubt.

b)

People don't believe science.

c)

The suspect is guilty until proven innocent.

d)

The is a mandatory minimum of evidence required by the constitution

12.

What did the suspect do to the clock in the room to cover his murder?

a)

stopped the clock.

b)

replaced the clock with a specially programmed clock.

c)

changed the time on the clock.

d)

disabled the clock

13.

What did Loccard find under Gourbin's fingernails?

a)

Makeup specifically made for his girlfriend.

b)

DNA from his girl friend

c)

Skin from his girlfriend

d)

Blood from his girl friend

14.

SEM or Scanning Electron Microscope allows for what?

a)

To image objects that are smaller then what a microscope can see.

b)

To image fingerprints that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

c)

To analyze DNA at a drime scence

d)

To see atoms or molecules on evidence.