WorksheetsNS Life Science forensic science 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 15mins
A criminal profiler is a career within ____
Forensic Psychology
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Anthropology
Criminalist
Who performs autopsies?
Criminalist
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Pathology
When are autopsies performed?
In cases with sudden or unexpected death
An unusual death
Foul play is suspected with the death
The family are interested in getting an autopsy
All of the above
Which career deals with severely decomposed human remains?
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Psychology
Crime Scene Investigators
Which career is supposed to document the scene of a crime?
Crime Scene Investigators
Criminalists
Forensic Pathologists
How long does it take to analyze DNA samples?
a few weeks
a few weeks to a few months
a couple of days
How often is usable evidence found at a crime scene?
5% - 10%
50%
15% - 20%
45% - 55%
How many people does it take to process a DNA sample?
5-10
1 person
2-10
How often are forensic tests correct?
50%
30%
60%
80%
Definitions:
An impression made by the ridges of the finger
(a)
There are _ different types of fingerprints
(a)
____ ____ are visible prints that occur when a foreign substance on the finger comes in contact with a smooth surface
(a)
____ ____ occur when a finger touches a soft, malleable surface leaving an impression
(a)
____ ____ are fingerprints that are the ones not usually visible by the eye and occur as a result of sweat secretion leaving a virtually invisible impression on a surface
(a)
Definitions:
The stiffening of the body after death
(a)
Rigor Mortis takes place due to the loss of (a) in the body
True or False:
Rigor Mortis affects all of the muscles at once
true
false
True or False:
Rigor Mortis cannot be reversed
true
false
What term refers to the unnatural colour of the skin?
(a)
What does BPA stand for?
(a)
True or False:
Red blood cells contain DNA
true
false
