Forensic Science Unit 1

Question 1 of 30

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This person popularized physical detection methods in a crime scene and developed the character Sherlock Holmes.

Select one of the following:

Mathieu Orfila
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Alphonse Bertillon
Calvin Goddard

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

1

What is forensic science?

Select one of the following:

The study of crime scenes.
The study of insects.
The building of body farms.
The application of science to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system.

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

1

Who is Mathieu Orfila?

Select one of the following:

Used a comparison microscope to determine if a bullet was fired from a specific gun
Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification
Father of Forensic Toxicology
Popularized physical detection methods in a crime scene

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

1

Who is Edmond Locard?

Select one of the following:

Was responsible for the acceptance of documents as scientific evidence by the courts
Stated that once contact is made between two surfaces a transfer of material(s) will occur
Used a comparison microscope to determine if a bullet was fired from a specific gun
Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

1

What does (OIC) stand for?

Select one of the following:

Original incident cover
Optional Incident Container
Officer in common
Officer in charge

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

1

Who should have access to a crime scene?

Select one of the following:

District attorney so he/she can build a criminal case
Only those people responsible for the immediate investigation of the crime, the securing of the crime scene, and the processing of the crime scene should be present
Immediate family members
Anyone who is interested, including news reporters

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

1

Select 3 things used to record a crime scene?

Select one or more of the following:

Sketches
Friends
Photographs
Detailed notes
Word of mouth

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

1

A rough sketch should include which of the following 5 things?

Select one or more of the following:

Location of objects by use of measurements
The possible location of where the perpetrator was
Identification of all items by use of identifying numbers or letters which match with the investigator’s evidence property log.
Where the Officer in Charge and other personnel are standing
All other important items of the crime scene
All recovered items of physical evidence
An overall view including the relationship of items to each other
Any additional furniture that would make the house look better

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

1

What is Locard's Principle?

Select one of the following:

Holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it, and that both can be used as forensic evidence
Holds that increasing the amount of detective stories will increase funding to Forensic Science research
States that the exact bullet fired can be matched through striations to the original firing gun
Proves that using DNA Fingerprinting, we can match the exact perpetrator to the crime

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

1

What are the 5 basics of crime scene processing?

Select one or more of the following:

Put the scene on Instragram so witnesses will come forward
Interview witnesses
Discuss with friends and family
Examine
Sketch
Process
Describe to reporters
Photograph

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

1

What are the five basics of death?

Select one or more of the following:

Time
Temperature
Meaning
Location
Manner
Cause
Mechanism

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

1

What does (MOD) stand for?

Select one of the following:

Manner of Death
Mechanism of Death
Meaning of Death
Cause of Death

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

1

The specific body change that brought about cessation of life

Select one of the following:

Manner of Death
Cause of Death
Mechanism of Death
Meaning of Death

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

1

The following are symptoms of what:
* RBC break down & spill contents
* Hemoglobin turns purple when it spills
* Purplish color visible wherever blood pools (lividity)

Select one of the following:

Livor Mortis
Algor Mortis
Rigor Mortis
Nothing

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

1

The use of the insects and other arthropods that feed on decaying remains to aid legal investigations, is known as:

Select one of the following:

Insectology
Entomology
Forensic Science
Crime Scene Investigation

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

1

What are the two major insects used in entomology?

Select one of the following:

Flies and Beetles
Worms and Maggots
Spiders and Flies
Stink Bugs and Roaches

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

1

What is Postmortem Interval (PMI)?

Select one of the following:

The amount of time a corpse was in a freezer
The time between when the body was attacked and when it died
The time between corpse discovery and delivery to the morgue
The time between death and corpse discovery

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

1

Forensic Entomology can be used to determine all of the following, except:

Select one of the following:

Postmortem Interval (PMI)
If the corpse was moved
Manner and Cause of Death
Association of Suspects with the Death Scene
Detection of toxins, drugs, or even the DNA of the victim through analysis of insect larvae.
How long a corpse was stored in a freezer

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

1

A forensic entomologist does all of the following, except:

Select one of the following:

Calculates the growth of the insects and passage through stages of the life cycle in laboratory
Identifies the immature insects
Compares the growth against weather conditions to estimate time of oviposition
Interviews witnesses
Determines the size and development of the insects

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

1

All of the following are part of the 5 Stages of Decomposition Fueled by Insect Activity, except:

Select one of the following:

Bloat
Fresh
Frozen
Decay
Dry (skeletal)
Post-decay

Explanation

Question 21 of 30

1

Finding a corpse in the woods that was kept in a freezer for some time would alter the Time of Death from the PMI (Post-Mortem Interval).

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 22 of 30

1

The Post Mortem Interval is restricted to the time that the corpse or body has been exposed to an environment which would allow insect activity to begin.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 23 of 30

1

A corpse swells due to gases produced by bacteria during the Fresh Stage of Decomposition.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 24 of 30

1

What stage is this?

Drag the answer into the correct orange point.

Egg

Adult

Larva

Pupa

Explanation

Question 25 of 30

1

What stage is this?

Drag the answer into the correct orange point.

Adult

Egg

Larva

Pupa

Explanation

Question 26 of 30

1

What stage is this?

Drag the answer into the correct orange point.

Adult

Larva

Egg

Pupa

Explanation

Question 27 of 30

1

What stage is this?

Drag the answer into the correct orange point.

Adult

Egg

Pupa

Larva

Explanation

Question 28 of 30

1

Temperature, access by insects and the depth of burial can all affect the Rate of Decay.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 29 of 30

1

A body was found with rigor present in the legs, but no rigor in the upper torso. What is the ToD?

Select one of the following:

2 to 6 hours
12 hours
15 to 36 hours
36 to 48 hours

Explanation

Question 30 of 30

1

Calculating the ToD (Time of Death) by the amount of heat lost by the corpse, is known as:

Select one of the following:

Rigor Mortis
Algor Mortis
Livor Mortis
Heat Indexing

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Forensic Science Unit 1

Forensic Science Unit 1

Question 1 of 30

This person popularized physical detection methods in a crime scene and developed the character Sherlock Holmes.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

What is forensic science?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

Who is Mathieu Orfila?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

Who is Edmond Locard?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

What does (OIC) stand for?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

Who should have access to a crime scene?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

Select 3 things used to record a crime scene?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

A rough sketch should include which of the following 5 things?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

What is Locard's Principle?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

What are the 5 basics of crime scene processing?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

What are the five basics of death?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

What does (MOD) stand for?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

The specific body change that brought about cessation of life

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

The following are symptoms of what: * RBC break down & spill contents * Hemoglobin turns purple when it spills * Purplish color visible wherever blood pools (lividity)

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

The use of the insects and other arthropods that feed on decaying remains to aid legal investigations, is known as:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

What are the two major insects used in entomology?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

What is Postmortem Interval (PMI)?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

Forensic Entomology can be used to determine all of the following, except:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

A forensic entomologist does all of the following, except:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

The following are symptoms of what:
* RBC break down & spill contents
* Hemoglobin turns purple when it spills
* Purplish color visible wherever blood pools (lividity)