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WorksheetsForensics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The application of a broad range of sciences to answer legal questions
Health Science
Biology
Physical Science
Forensic Science
This specialist focuses on the lifecycle of insects to help detectives pinpoint the amount of time a body was exposed to the elements.
anthropologist
entomologist
toxicologist
DNA analyst
This specialist focuses on blood evidence and identifying whose blood was left at a crime scene using gel electrophoresis (think back to week 1!).
anthropologist
entomologist
toxicologist
DNA analyst
A bullet's groove is as unique as ______.
DNA
a human bootprint
a human fingerprint
all of the above
Scientists can use teeth to find out _____.
a person's hair color
a person's age
a person's weight
a person's height
Skeletal remains are found in a forest. What specialist will be called upon to help identify the victim
autopsy technician
crime scene investigator
forensic anthropologist
forensic toxicologist
The investigation of drugs and poisons in the body in cases of illegal drug use, drug abuse, poisoning, and death is an example of forensic:
toxicology
ontology
anthropology
pathology
Which forensic specialist determines ones competency to stand trial?
forensic anthropologist
forensic psychiatrist
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
Which forensic specialist studies insects to determine time of death?
forensic anthropologist
forensic psychiatrist
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
Which type of forensic specialist uses medical science for legal purposes, such as determining cause of death?
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
forensic odontologist
forensic engineer
Which forensic specialist analyzes dental evidence for crime purposes?
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
forensic odontologist
forensic engineer
Which forensic specialist investigates materials, products, structures or components that fail or do not function properly?
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
forensic odontologist
forensic engineer
A ____________ unit of a crime lab is responsible for analyzing bodily fluids.
physical science
chemistry
biology
geology
______ deals with the psychological aspects of a crime.
Criminology
Criminalistics
Match this description with its forensic science career:
Studies human skeletal remains and their location to determine the age, sex, and race of the deceased, identify an illnesses or injuries that he or she may have suffered, and establish the time of death.
Forensic odontologist
Forensic entomologist
Forensic anthropologist
Forensic toxicologist
What is the longest bone in our body?
Lower jaw
Long bone
The Femur bone
Cranial bone
An alibi is
evidence that you committed a crime
a credible statement that the person was somewhere else when the crime occurred
a guess that the person was somewhere else when the crime occurred
a hunch that the person did the crime
