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BLOOD AND BLOODSTAIN

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What blood spatter pattern is seen in the picture?
a)
Transfer/Contact
b)
Swipe
c)
Wipe
d)
Saturation
2.

Both A and B antigens are found in...

a)

type A

b)

Type AB

c)

Type B

d)

Type O

3.

Which confirmatory test is used to determine if a blood stain is human or not?

a)

leucomalachite

b)

Kastle-Meyer

c)

luminol test

d)

precipitin test

4.

Blood cells responsible for oxygen distribution are called...

a)

Erythrocytes/red

b)

Leukocytes/red

c)

Erythrocytes/white

d)

Leukocytes/white

5.

Type A+ blood can donate to

a)

A-

b)

A+

c)

AB-

d)

O+

6.

Antibodies present in Type AB blood are...

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

none

7.

Antibodies present in Type A blood are...

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

8.

True or False:

An AB mother and OO father CANNOT have an OO child.

(Hint: work it out using a Punnett square)

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which presumptive test determines if a stain is blood by adding phenolphthalein and hydrogen peroxide and turns pink when positive?

a)

luminol

b)

leucomalachite

c)

kastle-meyer

10.

Blood type is what type of forensic evidence?

a)

class

b)

individual

11.

Human cells are _____ and _____; whereas other animal cells are typically ______ and _____.

a)

round and anucleated; oval and nucleated

b)

oval and anucleated; round and nucleated

c)

oval and nucleated; round and anucleated

d)

triangular and anucleated; square and nucleated

12.

any foreign molecule or cell in the body that triggers an immune response to produce antibodies

a)

antigen

b)

agglutination

c)

secretor

d)

red blood cells 

13.

proteins secreted by white blood cells that attach to

antigens as an immune response

a)

antibodies

b)

agglutination

c)

lines of convergence 

d)

serology

14.

secondary drops formed when some blood breaks free from the main contact drop of blood

a)

satellite

b)

plasma

c)

point of origin 

d)

lines of convergence 

15.

 

the study of blood or other bodily fluids

a)

serology

b)

agglutination

c)

erythrocyte

d)

point of origin 

16.

elongated blood streaks radiating away from the center of a bloodstain

a)

spine

b)

satellite

c)

adhesion

d)

cohesion

17.

smeared blood patterns created when an object moves through blood that is not completely dried

a)

swipe

b)

wipe

c)

satellites

d)

spines

18.

blood pattern resulting from a lateral transfer from a moving source onto another surface

a)

swipe

b)

wipe

c)

spine

d)

satellite

19.

When an object with blood on it touches one that does not have blood on it, this produces:

a)

Contact/Transfer Patterns

b)

Cast-off spatter

c)

Void Patterns

d)

Arterial spray spatter

20.

_____ may originate from a single drop or a large amount of blood

a)

Pool

b)

Flows

c)

drip trail

d)

transfer patterns

21.

Blood-clotting factors.

a)

erythrocytes

b)

leukocytes

c)

plasma

d)

platelets

22.

Who discovered the ABO blood system?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Karl Landsteiner

c)

Karl Lagerfeld

d)

Carl Wheezer

23.

Blood type B can receive blood from which blood type(s)?

a)

B only

b)

AB only

c)

A and B

d)

B and O

24.

Which blood type is the universal recipient?

a)

O+

b)

O-

c)

AB+

d)

AB-

25.

If no precipitate forms in a precipitin test, what conclusion can you draw?

a)

the liquid is blood

b)

the liquid might be blood

c)

the liquid is human blood

d)

the liquid is animal blood

26.

As the drop height increases, the diameter of blood droplets _____________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

27.

Two basic types of blood evidence are:

a)

phenolphthalein and dried bloodstains

b)

liquid blood evidence and dried bloodstains

c)

Luminol and Leucomalachite

28.

Quentin is a crime scene investigator. He believes a violent crime may have occurred in the bedroom of an apartment but he sees no blood. Which of the following chemicals reacts with iron produces a glowing blue color if blood is present?

a)

Luminol

b)

Fluorescein

c)

HemaStix

d)

LCV

29.
Which of the following CANNOT be determined from blood spatter?
a)
Exact Weapon Used
b)
Manner of Death
c)
Velocity
d)
Area of Origin
30.

What is the function (job) of the platelets?

a)

To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.

b)

To transport oxygen to the muscles

c)

To carry dissolved sugars.

d)

To produce antibodies

31.

How much blood does an adult have?

a)

5 liters

b)

10 liters

c)

8 liters

d)

20 liters

32.

What is the original drop of blood that casts or gives off a satellite called?

a)

Parent Drop

b)

cast off

c)

Satellite drop

d)

Spine

33.
Another term for a White Blood Cell is 
a)
Leukocyte
b)
Erythrocyte
c)
Antigen
d)
Thrombocyte
34.
A gunshot wound close to the head would produce: 
a)
low velocity spatter
b)
high velocity spatter
c)
medium velocity spatter
d)
none of these
35.

Blood evidence (untested) at a crime scene would be categorized as;

a)

circumstantial / individual

b)

circumstantial / class

c)

direct / individual

d)

direct / class

36.

Blood evidence on an item would be stored (packaged) in;

a)

an airtight metal container

b)

ziplock bag

c)

paper bag

d)

paper envelope

37.
Can blood spatter evidence be presented in a courtroom?
a)
Yes, but it is circumstantial evidence
b)
No, you can only use it to help prove other theroies
c)
Yes, It is evidence that can stand alone in court and win the case
d)
No, Blood spatter isn't evidence
38.

What is blood made of?

a)

oxygen and plasma

b)

red blood cells and white blood cells

c)

plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

d)

plasma and platelets

39.

What can happen if you receive the wrong blood type?

a)

It changes your blood type.

b)

You might need new white blood cells.

c)

Your cells will clump together and you could die.

d)

You will get too much oxygen.

40.

What attaches to oxygen as you breathe and carries oxygen on red blood cells?

a)

plasma

b)

hemoglobin

c)

platelets

d)

bone marrow