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3rd 9 week exam review

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following CANNOT be determined from a person's shoe impressions?
a)
Age
b)
Body weight
c)
Surface the person walks on
d)
Activities of the wearer
2.
A footprint is left in dust at a crime scene and was only found due to electrostatic lifting.  What type of impression is this?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
d)
Lasting
3.
A shoe impression is left in paint at a crime scene.  What type of impression is this?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
d)
Lasting
4.
A tire track is left sunk into the mud.  What type of impression is this?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
d)
Lasting
5.
What type of evidence is impression evidence?
a)
Class Only
b)
Individual Only
c)
Trace Only
d)
Class or Individual, depending on the characteristics
6.

Processing a crime scene involves:

a)

only collecting evidence and taking pictures

b)

Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene

c)

only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

d)

only sketching the scene and taking pictures

7.

What is the first step in processing a crime scene?

a)

Photography

b)

Collecting evidence

c)

Sketching

d)

Securing the perimeter

8.

Physical evidence found in small, measurable amounts

a)

trace evidence

b)

biological evidence

c)

primary evidence

d)

secondary evidence

9.

What pattern of fingerprint is shown?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

10.
Which type of fingerprint is shown in the image below?
a)
arch
b)
whorl
c)
loop
d)
none of these
11.

Identify the fingerprint pattern shown.

a)

loop

b)

arch

c)

whorl

12.
Proteins on the surface of the red blood cells that account for blood type
a)
antibodies
b)
antigens
c)
agglutination
d)
anti browns offense
13.
The deepest layer of hair (compared to the lead of a pencil) is the ___
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin 
14.
The middle layer of a hair (compared to the wood of a pencil) is the __
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin
15.
The outside layer of a hair (compared to the ink on a pencil) is the ___
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin
16.

Finding the boundaries of a crime scene and controlling who goes into and out of the scene.

a)

secure and protect the scene

b)

initiate preliminary survey

c)

prepare a narrative of the scene

d)

crime scene

17.

the passing of evidence, such as fiber, from victim to suspect or vice versa.

a)

polymer

b)

monomer

c)

secondary transfer

d)

direct transfer

18.
30% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
19.
65% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
20.
5% of the population has this type of pattern
a)
loops
b)
whorls
c)
arches
d)
ripples
21.
right hand
a)
accidental whorl
b)
double loop
c)
tented arch
d)
plain arch
22.
right hand
a)
accidental whorl
b)
double loop
c)
tented arch
d)
plain arch
23.
right hand
a)
accidental whorl
b)
double loop
c)
ying-yang 
d)
plain whorl
24.
right hand
a)
accidental whorl
b)
central pocket 
c)
plain whorl
d)
teneted arch
25.
right hand
a)
radial loop
b)
plain whorl
c)
accidental loop
d)
ulnar loop
26.
right hand
a)
radial loop
b)
plain whorl
c)
accidental loop
d)
ulnar loop
27.
right hand
a)
plain arch
b)
tented arch
c)
double arch
d)
accidental loop
28.

What is this minutiae pattern called?

a)

eye

b)

double bifurcation

c)

fork in the road

d)

ridge ending

29.

What type of minutiae is this?

a)

Dot

b)

Island

c)

core

d)

delta

30.

This chemical will lift fingerprints off paper

a)

Iodine Fuming

b)

Water

c)

Silver Nitrate

d)

Ninhydrin

31.

What is this minutiae pattern shown?

a)

Whorl

b)

Eye

c)

Island

d)

Ridge Ending

32.

evidence used to imply a fact bust not prove it directly.

a)

individual evidence

b)

circumstantial evidence

c)

trace evidence

d)

direct evidence

33.

material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

a)

trace evidence

b)

class evidence

c)

individual evidence

d)

direct evidence

34.

a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing

a)

individual evidence

b)

direct evidence

c)

trace evidence

d)

class evidence

35.

evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime

a)

individual evidence

b)

trace evidence

c)

direct evidence

d)

class evidence

36.

Investigators can remove the DNA from the cells to create a DNA profile.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Which of the following contain molecules of DNA? Choose all that apply.

a)

Saliva

b)

Blood

c)

Hair

d)

Fragments of Skin

38.

Every person in the world has their own unique DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Over how many nucleotides does Human DNA contain?

a)

100 thousand

b)

2 million

c)

3 billion

d)

7 billion

40.

Impressions may be 2D or

a)

3D

b)

4D

c)

1D

d)

invisible

41.

The #1 priority of impressions is to preserve it by first

a)

cleaning the area

b)

taking photographs

c)

waxing the impression

d)

clearing out the people

42.
Which suspect is likely guilty?
a)
Suspect #1
b)
Suspect #2
c)
Suspect #3
43.
DNA fingerprinting works because
a)
Most genes are dominant
b)
All organisms contain RNA
c)
The most important genes are different among most people
d)
No two people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA 
44.
What is the purpose of gel electrophoresis?
a)
helps cut DNA
b)
count the genes in DNA
c)
separates DNA based on size
d)
allows for an exact replicated organism
45.
Which is the primary purpose of using restriction enzymes in gel electrophoresis?
a)
It allows the strands of DNA to be cut into various lengths for testing
b)
It restricts the number of base pairs that can be tested in a sample
c)
It makes the testing simpler by moving the strands into the gel faster
d)
It charges the DNA strands
46.

Whose blood does the specimen belong to?

a)

Victim

b)

Suspect 1

c)

Suspect 2

d)

Suspect 3

47.

Passive spatter falls as an angle of____degrees.

a)

15

b)

30

c)

45

d)

90

48.

This blood spatter would most likely be calculated to have fallen at an angle of ____ degrees

a)

0

b)

20

c)

90

d)

180

49.

Which image shows a void?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
50.

What direction is this blood moving?

a)

down and to the right

b)

down and to the left

c)

up and to the right

d)

up and to the left

51.

Which image would result from high velocity spatter like a gunshot?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
52.

hair follicle

a)

the actively growing root or base of hair containing DNA and living cells

b)

material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

c)

a type of fibrous protein that makes up the majority of the cortex of a hair

d)

the tough outer covering of a hair composed of overlapping scales

53.
Why was rifling added to the barrels of guns?
a)
To make bullets shoot straighter
b)
To make bullets traceable at crime scenes
c)
To make bullets go faster
d)
To cause bullets to separate from the cartridge
54.
Where are breech marks left?
a)
On the top of the cartridge
b)
On the bottom of the cartridge
c)
On the top of the bullet
d)
On the bottom of the bullet
55.

Why is rifling important for forensic ballistic analysis?

a)

It spins the bullet, making it more accurate.

b)

It makes the bullet travel farther before losing accuracy/

c)

It can be found in all firearms.

d)

It makes indentations on the bullet that are unique to the firearm.

56.

Which of these are NOT types of individual evidence found on parts of a cartridge?

a)

Breech marks

b)

Firing pin impression

c)

Rifling patterns

d)

Manufacturer's stamp

57.

Where do we find the firing pin inpression?

a)

On the back of the bullet

b)

On the side of the casing

c)

On the side of the bullet

d)

On the back of the casing

58.

The study of bullets and firearms is called

a)

serology

b)

Ballistics

c)

DNA Technology

d)

Firearms

59.

Define Striations

a)

marks made as the cartridge is removed from the chamber

b)

marking from a firing pin on the cartridge

c)

scratch marks left on the projectile by rifling lines of the inside of the barrel

d)

Marks or scratches made when the cartridge is placed into the chamber