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Forensics CHAPTER 3 VOCABULARY (18)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group
a)
trace evidence
b)
physical evidence
c)
class evidence
d)
individual evidence
2.
the actively growing root or base of a hair containing DNA and living cells
a)
medulla
b)
melanin granules
c)
hair follicle
d)
cortex
3.
the tough outer covering of a hair composed of overlapping scales
a)
cuticle
b)
cortex
c)
medulla
d)
keratin
4.
bits of pigment found in the cortex of  hair
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
melanin granules
d)
keratin
5.
compound microscope that allows side-by-side comparison of samples
a)
comparison microscope
b)

light microscope
c)

flex microscope
d)
still microscope
6.
small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene
a)
class evidence
b)

individual evidence
c)

trace evidence
d)

biological evidence
7.
a method of analysis that determines composistion of elements in a sample
a)
compound microscope
b)
comparison microscope
c)
atom activation analysis
d)
neutron activation analysis
8.
the central core of a hair fiber
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)

cuticle
d)

follicle
9.
a type of fibrous protein that makes up the majority of the cortex of a hair
a)
medulla
b)

keratin
c)

melanin
d)

cuticle
10.
a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing
a)
class evidence
b)

trace evidence
c)

physical evidence
d)

individual evidence
11.
the region of a hair located outside of the medulla containing granules of pigment
a)
cuticle
b)

cortex
c)

medulla
d)

keratin
12.
a method of separating chemicals to establish their components
a)
gas chromotography
b)
neutron activation analysis
c)
isotope ratio mass spectrometry
13.
part of the hair above the follicle; contains mitochondrial DNA
a)
Keratin
b)
nuclear DNA
c)
hair follicle
d)
hair shaft
14.
genetic material in the mitochondria of the cytoplasm of a cell; usually inherited from the mother
a)
isotope signature
b)
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
c)
gas chromatography
d)
nuclear DNA
15.
different forms of an element that differ in their atomic mass and number of neutrons
a)
neutron activation
b)
keratin
c)
isotope
d)
nuclear DNA
16.
genetic material in the nucleus of a cell; inherited from the mother and the father
a)
nuclear DNA
b)
mtDNA
c)
isotopes
d)
keratin
17.
a ratio of different isotopes found in an individual
a)
isotope ratio mass spectrometry
b)
isotope signature
c)
hair shaft
d)
isotopes
18.
technology that allows examiners to analyze ratios of isotopes each of oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur
a)
neutron activation analysis
b)
isotope ratio mass spectrometry
c)
mitochondrial analysis
d)
comparison microscope