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WorksheetsBiomedical Science Quiz: Core Concepts
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 52mins
Ava is a biomedical scientist who is called to assist the police in an investigation. What is the primary purpose of her forensic investigation?
To diagnose diseases
To solve crimes
To treat patients
To prevent infections
Aria is a nurse who discovers sensitive information about a patient while reviewing medical records. Which of the following is an ethical issue that Aria must consider in this situation?
Patient confidentiality
Cell division
DNA replication
Blood typing
Abigail is studying cells in her biology class. She wants to find out which structure in a eukaryotic cell contains the genetic material. Which structure should she focus on?
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Mitochondria
Aria is concerned about staying healthy during flu season. Which of the following is a strategy she can use to prevent the spread of infectious diseases?
Ignoring symptoms
Hand washing
Sharing needles
Avoiding vaccines
During a biology class, Aria comes across the term “hemoglobin” and wonders what the prefix “hemo-” refers to in medical terminology. What does it mean?
Heart
Blood
Liver
Bone
Grace is studying how cells make proteins in her biology class. She wants to know which cell structure is responsible for protein synthesis. Which should she choose?
Lysosome
Ribosome
Vacuole
Centriole
Maya is a doctor who always ensures her patients are fully informed and able to make their own decisions about their treatment. Which basic principle of medical ethics is Maya demonstrating?
Autonomy
Photosynthesis
Osmosis
Respiration
Grace is learning about how different parts of a cell work. She wonders which part of the cell acts like a security guard, deciding what can enter and leave the cell. What is the function of this part?
Produces energy
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
Stores genetic material
Synthesizes proteins
Emma is curious about why she has the same eye color as her mother. Which term describes the study of how traits like eye color are passed from parents to offspring?
Anatomy
Genetics
Pathology
Immunology
Isla has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. Which prevention strategy could help her reduce the risk of complications?
Regular exercise
Smoking
Skipping medication
Eating high-sugar foods
A forensic scientist finds a hair sample at a crime scene. Which procedure should they use to analyze the DNA?
X-ray imaging
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Blood typing
Urinalysis
Benjamin is part of a hospital committee tasked with creating a policy to protect patient information. Which ethical principle is most relevant?
Confidentiality
Justice
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
Scarlett, a forensic investigator, arrives at a crime scene and needs to determine the time of death of the victim. Which evidence would be most useful for her investigation?
Blood type
Body temperature
Eye color
Height
During a biology class, Mason is reviewing a patient’s blood test results. He comes across the term “leukocyte” and needs to identify what it refers to. Which is the correct match for “leukocyte”?
Red blood cell
White blood cell
Platelet
Plasma
David, a public health official, is planning a campaign in his city to reduce the spread of influenza. Which strategy should he emphasize?
Promoting hand hygiene
Encouraging smoking
Reducing physical activity
Limiting vaccinations
Aria is considering joining a clinical trial for a new medication. What ethical issue should be discussed with her before she gives her consent?
Informed consent
Cell division
Blood typing
DNA replication
A forensic team is analyzing blood spatter patterns at a crime scene. What reasoning process should they use to determine the position of the victim?
Compare patterns to known standards
Ignore the evidence
Focus only on DNA
Use random guessing
Ava, a hospital administrator, is leading a medical team in planning the implementation of a new electronic health record system. What strategic thinking should guide their decision to ensure patient privacy?
Evaluate security protocols and compliance with regulations
Ignore privacy concerns
Focus only on cost
Use outdated technology
Aria is working in a laboratory and needs to analyze DNA samples by cutting them and separating the fragments based on their size. What is the practice called?
Cloning
Gel Electrophoresis
Genetic Engineering
DNA Fingerprinting
Kai is working in a genetics lab and needs to cut DNA molecules at specific points for an experiment.
Which tool should Kai use?
gel electrophoresis
PCR analysis
a restriction enzyme
recombinant DNA
David is working in a genetics lab and needs to analyze DNA samples. Which is the primary purpose of using restriction enzymes before running gel electrophoresis on the samples?
It allows the strands of DNA to be cut into various lengths for testing
It restricts the number of base pairs that can be tested in a sample
It makes the testing simpler by moving the strands into the gel faster
It charges the DNA strands
James is reading a science book and comes across a section about DNA. He wonders, what kind of information does DNA carry?
genetic
nuclear
cell structure
it doesn't carry any info
Maya is conducting a gel electrophoresis experiment in her biology class. She notices that some pieces of DNA move farther down the gel than others. Which pieces of DNA move farthest down the gel?
lightest
heaviest
ugliest
deadliest
During a burglary investigation, the police find a fingerprint at the crime scene. Which of the following types of evidence does this fingerprint represent?
eye witness testimony
Suspect's alibi
fingerprint
Victim's testimony
Mason is training to become a forensic investigator. During his training, he learns about different crime scene search patterns. Which of the following is NOT a crime scene search pattern?
Spread
Standard
Circular
All of them
A freak apartment fire was reviewed and it turned out it was intentionally set. What does that mean about this crime?
It was reconstructed.
It has no motive.
It was staged
The fire was accidentally set.
Maya witnessed a car accident and was later asked to describe what she saw. Her testimony could be influenced by...
All of these
Who else is around.
How they felt that day.
Religious views
Olivia is working as a CSI at a crime scene. Her job is to Find, Document and ….
Convict!
Analyze!
Interpret!
Catalog!
During a burglary investigation, Detective Ava finds an object at the crime scene that can establish that a crime has been committed or can link a suspect to a victim or the scene. What is this type of object called?
physical evidence
biological evidence
contact evidence
reference sample
When Michael accidentally brushes against a dusty table and later finds dust particles on his sleeve, what forensic principle does this scenario best illustrate?
Evidence standard
Frye's Exchange principle
Locard's exchange principle
trace principle
Anika is working in a forensic lab. She needs to keep a record of every person who handles a piece of evidence from the moment it is collected until it is presented in court. What is this list called?
detectives
chain of custody
log
evidence counter
While cleaning her room, Ava noticed dirt, pollen, hair, skin cells, and carpet fibers on the floor. These are all examples of ______.
DNA
forensic science
tool marks
trace evidence
At a crime scene, investigators found hair, blood, and skin cells that came directly from a person. This type of evidence is known as _______________ evidence.
Direct
Circumstantial
Physical
Biological
James was convicted of a crime based solely on eyewitness testimony. Years later, new evidence comes to light that proves his innocence and leads to his exoneration. What type of evidence most often leads to such exonerations?
DNA
Fingerprints
Video/photos
Hair/fibers
True or False: Avery is investigating a crime scene. Pictures are taken before Avery makes a sketch of the scene.
True
False
Emma is training to become a crime scene investigator. During her training, she learns about different methods to search for evidence at a crime scene. Which of the following lists correctly names the four patterns Emma should know?
spiral, round, linear, quadrant
grid, round, linear, zone
spiral, grid, quadrant, no pattern
spiral, grid, linear, quadrant
Michael is documenting a crime scene and is creating sketches of where each piece of evidence is found. Why does Michael need to add evidence measurements to his sketches?
So that we know exactly where the evidence is located within the crime scene
So that we can find the evidence again when we come back
It's just part of the required items
So we can double check witness statements, etc.
While investigating a burglary, Harper is asked to create a sketch of the crime scene. What kind of view should Harper use for the sketch?
Side view
Left hand side view
straight on view
Birdseye view
During a forensic investigation, a strand of hair was discovered at the scene of a burglary. After analyzing the evidence, investigators need to determine whose hair it was. Who’s hair was found at the crime scene?
Anna Garcia
Eric Peidmont
Freckles
Dominque Hall
During a police investigation of a burglary, officers collected fingerprints from the scene. Whose fingerprints were found at the crime scene?
Elsie Opal
Eric Piedmont
Anna Garcia
Sam Greene
During a criminal investigation, detectives are trying to identify a single suspect. They have access to fingerprints, blood type, and DNA analysis. Which of these could NOT be used to identify a single suspect?
fingerprints
blood type
DNA analysis
all of the above could be used
At a burglary scene, Nora is part of the forensic team. She needs to ensure that the position and size of a bloody footprint are accurately recorded before anything is moved. During which step of the crime scene investigation would Nora take measurements of this crucial evidence?
a. Collect & Package Evidence
b. Separate the Witnesses
c. Search for Evidence
d. Document the Scene
Daniel is training to become a forensic investigator. During his training, he learns about different ways to search a crime scene. Which of the following lists includes 3 recognized crime scene search methods?
circle,ray, spiral
line, zone, square
Zone,wheel, link
line, circle, skip
While studying forensic science, Maya examines a strand of hair under a microscope. She wonders what protein makes up hair. The protein that makes up hair is called _____
ninhydrin
pigments
medulla
keratin
After a burglary at a jewelry store, investigators found several items at the scene, such as a glove and a broken watch. What is evidence?
Objects like rubber unicorns left at a dance party
An excuse for a crime.
Things left at a crime scene on purpose or accidentally
Things left behind during a police training drill
At a crime scene, investigators found several pieces of evidence. Which of the following is considered a type of individual physical evidence?
fingerprint
blood
glass
fibers
William is studying for his biology exam and wants to remember the main components of blood. Which of the following lists will help him the most?
Plasma, hormones, enzymes
Plasma, white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets
Plasma, nutrients, gases
Plasma, antibodies, white blood cells
Mia is learning about the human body in her science class. She wonders which part of her blood is mainly responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout her body. What is the main function of red blood cells?
Blood clotting
Carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide
Immune response
Transporting nutrients
Abigail accidentally cuts her finger while chopping vegetables. What is the function of platelets in her blood that helps her in this situation?
Transporting nutrients
Carrying oxygen
Blood clotting
Fighting infections
Scarlett visits the doctor because she has been feeling unwell. The doctor explains that her white blood cells are working hard to protect her body. What is the role of white blood cells in the blood?
They are responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide.
They are responsible for blood clotting.
They are part of the immune system and function in immune response.
They transport nutrients and hormones.
What is the main component of plasma?
Ions
Proteins
Water
Nutrients
What are red blood cells called?
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Thrombocytes
Plasma
What test is this?
Kastle-Meyers
Hemastix
Luminol
Precipitin
What test is this?
Kastle-Meyers
Hemastix
Luminol
Precipitin
What type of antigens can be found on the surface of red blood cells when someone has blood type O?
A
B
AB
none
What was the blood type of the crime scene samples?
A
B
AB
O
Whose blood type was a match to the crime scene blood type?
Taylor Diaz
Eric Peidmont
Dominique Hall
Anna Garcia.
What is the structure labeled D in the figure?
erythrocytes
plasma
thrombocytes
leukocytes
Name the proteins on the surface of red blood cells.
Antibodies
Antigens
Plasma
Collagen
Which pattern is a whorl fingerprint pattern?
A study was done on running para-athletes to compare prosthetics. They measured the athletes heart rate after running a half-mile with different prosthetics.
What is the dependent variable?
The athletes
The different prosthetics
Athlete's heart rate
The half-mile
This is a gel electrophoresis comparing a sample of hair from a crime scene to the victim and people of interest.
The hair sample from the scene is in lane 2.
Which lane does it match with?
Lane 1
Lane 3
Lane 4
Lane 5
Which of the following is a bifurcation minutiae?
Which of these is not a hair structure to analyze for forensic comparisons?
Cortex
Medula
Shaft
Cerebrum
Presumptive blood testing . . .
Tests for someone's blood type
Tests if a substance is blood or not
Checks for blood abnormalities
Compares DNA composition in blood
Which of the following blood spatters is the result of someone running at the highest speed?
Which of the following nucleotides are purines? Select all that apply.
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
A body was found in a factory in one of the barrels. The crime scene is very large, yet confined indoors. Which search method would be best?
Zone
Wheel
Spiral
Grid
What is the purpose of the first few questions during a polygraph test?
You are establishing a baseline / control
You are checking if the machine works
You are seeing how the subject does under pressure
You are seeing if this style of test will work
A polygraph test tests a subjects changes in _________ to see if they are lying.
Select all that apply.
Heart Rate
Skin Conductivity
Respiratory Rate
O2 Percentage
What is Y referencing?
Nucleotide
Deoxyribose (Sugar)
Phosphate
Hydrogen Bond
What is Z referencing?
Neucleotide
Deoxyribose (sugar)
Phosphate
Hydrogen Bond
The amount of breaths someone takes per min
Heart Rate
Skin Conductivity
Respiration Rate
Blood Pressure
The amount of times the heart beats per min
Heart Rate
Skin Conductivity
Blood Pressure
Respiration Rate
If someone is In fight or flight, when heart rate increases, respiratory rate...
Decreases
Increases
Stays the same
When people try and trick a lie detector test, their respiratory rate often
Decreases
Increases
Stays the same
Name the primary finger print pattern
Loop
Whorl
Arch
Accidental
Name the primary finger print pattern
Loop
Whorl
Arch
Accidental
Name the primary finger print pattern
Loop
Whorl
Arch
Accidental
Which of the following is not a major component of blood in humans?
Epithelial cells
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Plasma
Platelets
The outermost layer of hair is the
Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla
The innermost layer of hair is the
Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla
The middle layer of hair is the
Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla
True or False: No two people have been found with the exact same fingerprint pattern.
True
False
The diameter of a blood drop can be used to estimate the
height blood fell.
blood type.
amount of blood.
direction of blood letting.
What is the purpose of presumptive testing?
Find out who the blood belongs to.
Find out the blood type of the blood sample.
Find out if a substance may be or is not blood.
Make the cotton swabs turn pretty colors.
Which suspect's DNA fingerprint matches that of the felon?
S1
S2
S3
None
