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Forensic scientists

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the science of fingerprint identification

a)

Dactyloscopy

b)

Toxicology

c)

Serology

d)

Entomology

2.

This is the study of insects

a)

Serology

b)

Entomology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Graphology

3.

This is the study of blood

a)

Dactyloscopy

b)

Serology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Graphology

4.

Most forensic scientist work for which type of organization?

a)

Federal agencies

b)

State police

c)

Local organizations

d)

Private labs

5.

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.

a)

Forensic odontologist

b)

Forensic entomologist

c)

Forensic anthropologist

d)

Forensic toxicologist

6.

Match this description with its forensic science career:

Uses knowledge of life cycles of flies and various other insects that feed on corpses to determine the approximate time of death.

a)

Forensic Odontologist

b)

Forensic Entomologist

c)

Biology unit / Serology / Botanist

d)

Trace evidence examiner / Physical science unit

7.

Which of the following techniques was first to be developed for use in forensic science?

a)

Fingerprinting

b)

Autopsies

c)

Toxicology

d)

Forensic manuals

8.

Which of the following is a modern forensic technique?

(It was not used in ancient times)

a)

Trial by jury

b)

Forensic manuals

c)

Linking lying to pulse

d)

Blood typing

9.

Which of the following is NOT a member of the Crime Scene Investigation team?

a)

Police officer

b)

Judge

10.

Which of the following is completed during “seeing the scene?”

a)

Evidence is marked

b)

Evidence is collected

c)

Evidence is analyzed

d)

Evidence is photographed