WorksheetsHair and Fiber Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following is part of the hair shaft?
Antagen
Folicle
Papilla
None of the answers
Which part shown can be coronal in shape?
Cuticle
Medulla
Cortex
All of the answers
Which of the following is an example of a natural fiber?
Wool
Polyester
Rayon
Spandex
A hair was found at a crime scene, the medullary index was determined to be .59. This tells investigators...
The hair is human
The hair is animal
The hair is from someone with African decent
The hair is from someone from European decent
Which of the following can determine whether hair is animal or human?
Medulla
Cuticle
Cortex
Both medulla and cuticle
Circle the part that can be continuous or absent.
If you didn't cut your hair for a month, how much will it grow?
Which of the following is NOT a medulla pattern?
Fragmented
Stacked
Spinous
Intermittent
Draw the cross section of a hair from someone with African decent, Asian decent, & European decent. 3 different images
Months after moving back from an area that was found to have arsenic in the water, where would you find evidence of this?
Hair root
Hair shaft/tip
Folicle
All of the answers
Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural fiber?
Fiberglass
Silk
Linen
Acrylic
Which of the following, made from recycled water bottles, can make shirts last longer?
Cotton
Polyester
Asbestos
Mohair
Which of the following is manufactured or created from altered natural resources?
Nylon
Cashmere
Hemp
None of the answers
Which of the following fiber analysis techniques relies on the odor and the appearance of ash or residue?
Reflective Index
Fluorescence
Burn test
Density
Which of the following has a acrid smell, and leaves a hard beaded residue after it's burned?
Polyester
Cotton
Fox Fur
Wool
Investigators can only get nucleic DNA from a hair if it as the (a) attached.
Which of the following is a way to analyze fiber in a lab?
Chromatography
Density
Refractive Index
All of the answers
(a) fibers are from plants, animals or minerals mined from the ground.
What can be said about the picture shown?
It's most likely a cat hair
It's most likely a human hair
The individual has been posioned
Not enough information given
Which of the following is most likely human?
Far left
Far right
3rd from the left
2nd to last
