Forensics - Unit 3

Question 1 of 40

1

According to criminal investigators, fingerprints follow 3 fundamental principles, except:

Select one of the following:

A fingerprint is an individual characteristic; no two people have been found with the exact same fingerprint pattern.
A fingerprint pattern will remain unchanged for the life of an individual; however, the print itself may change due to permanent scars and skin diseases.
Fingerprints can let an investigator determine the race of the individual they are seeking.
Fingerprints have general characteristic ridge patterns that allow them to be systematically identified.

Explanation

Question 2 of 40

1

Which is not a fingerprint class?

Select one of the following:

Whorls
Stripes
Loops
Arches

Explanation

Question 3 of 40

1

Dactyloscopy is...

Select one of the following:

the study of pterodactyls.
the study of fingerprint identification.
the study of blood.
the study of DNA

Explanation

Question 4 of 40

1

What class of fingerprint is this picture?

Select one of the following:

Whorl
Arch
Stripe
Loop

Explanation

Question 5 of 40

1

What class of fingerprint is this picture?

Select one of the following:

Whorl
Stripe
Loop
Arch

Explanation

Question 6 of 40

1

What class of fingerprint is this picture?

Select one of the following:

Whorl
Arch
Loop
Stripe

Explanation

Question 7 of 40

1

What is the study of the uniqueness of friction ridge structures and their use for personal identification?

Select one of the following:

Entomology
Forensics
Odontology
Ridgeology

Explanation

Question 8 of 40

1

Which of the following is not correct. Fingerprints...

Select one of the following:

are formed from oils secreted by the fingers
are formed from material on the fingers that is pressed upon a surface
are formed on any surface
are perspiration marks, along with oils that may have been picked up by touching the hairy portion of the body, that are transferred onto a surface

Explanation

Question 9 of 40

1

What 2 main components make up the composition of fingerprints?

Select one of the following:

Sweat and contaminants
Sweat and perspiration
Perspiration and blood
Blood and skin

Explanation

Question 10 of 40

1

What are 3 types of fingerprint impressions? (Check 3)

Select one or more of the following:

Latent
Plastic
Patent
Glass
Complete

Explanation

Question 11 of 40

1

Plastic fingerprints are...

Select one of the following:

fingerprints left on plastic surfaces.
bendable and easily lifted.
made of plastic.
actual indentations left in some soft materials such as clay, putty, wax, or dust.

Explanation

Question 12 of 40

1

Patent fingerprints are...

Select one of the following:

visible prints left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, or some other liquid comes into contact with the hands and is then transferred to the surface.
invisible prints left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, or some other liquid comes into contact with the hands and is then transferred to the surface.
visible prints left on a porous surface
invisible prints that must found with magnetic powder

Explanation

Question 13 of 40

1

Latent fingerprints are...

Select one of the following:

fingerprints that are visible to the naked eye and caused by the transfer of oils and other bodily secretions onto a surface.
fingerprints that are left behind in blood.
fingerprints that have been smeared and are no longer readable.
fingerprints that are invisible to the naked eye and caused by the transfer of oils and other bodily secretions onto a surface. They can be made visible by various different methods.

Explanation

Question 14 of 40

1

Fingerprinting and DNA fingerprinting are used to identify people because both are unique to individuals.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 15 of 40

1

A DNA fingerprint shows...

Select one of the following:

all of the amino acids in an individual's body.
the speed of moving nucleic acids.
the polarity of nucleic acids.
the DNA base sequences in an individual's cells.

Explanation

Question 16 of 40

1

A method for the separation and analysis of macromolecules and their fragments, based on their size and charge is ...

Select one of the following:

Gas spectrometry
Chromatography
Gel Electrophoresis
Blood Typing

Explanation

Question 17 of 40

1

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), is a technique used to:

Select one of the following:

Replicate DNA when only a small sample is found
Break down proteins into their original DNA bases
Synthesize amino acids into proteins at the ribosomes
Transport proteins across the plasma membrane

Explanation

Question 18 of 40

1

Who was at the crime scene?

Select one of the following:

Suspect B
No match
Suspect C
Suspect A

Explanation

Question 19 of 40

1

Where would we find the smallest DNA fragments, closer to the + end or the – end?

Select one of the following:

Positive end
Negative end
Both ends, equally
Where ever they started from

Explanation

Question 20 of 40

1

A technique used for separating mixtures into their component parts is...

Select one of the following:

DNA Fingerprinting
Chromatography
Latent Fingerprinting
Paint Analysis

Explanation

Question 21 of 40

1

The 4 uses of Chromatography are all of the following, except...

Select one of the following:

Analyze a substance and its constituents in a sample
Quantify the amount of a substance contained in a sample
Identify a substance
Purify a substance
Combine substances in a sample

Explanation

Question 22 of 40

1

Who might use chromatography to compare a sample found at crime scene to samples from suspects?

Select one of the following:

Law Enforcement
Hospital
Pharmaceutical Company
Environmental Agency
Manufacturing Plant

Explanation

Question 23 of 40

1

Who might use chromatography to determine the level of pollutants in the water supply?

Select one of the following:

Law Enforcement
Manufacturing Plant
Hospital
Environmental Agency
Pharmaceutical Company

Explanation

Question 24 of 40

1

What type of chromatography separates vaporized samples with a carrier gas (mobile phase) and a column composed of a liquid or of solid beads (stationary phase)?

Select one of the following:

Gas Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Paper Chromatography
Thin-Layer Chromatography

Explanation

Question 25 of 40

1

What type of chromatography separates dried liquid samples with a liquid solvent (mobile phase) and a paper strip (stationary phase)?

Select one of the following:

Gas Chromatography
Paper Chromatography
Thin-Layer Chromatrography
Liquid Chromatography

Explanation

Question 26 of 40

1

Why does the liquid move up the filter paper in paper chromatography?

Select one of the following:

Capillary Action
Solubility
Diffusion
Osmosis

Explanation

Question 27 of 40

1

Healthy blood contains which of the following? (Select all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
Plasma
Poisons
Bacteria

Explanation

Question 28 of 40

1

Which of the following are part of the immune system and destroy infectious agents called pathogens?

Select one of the following:

White Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma

Explanation

Question 29 of 40

1

Which of the following is the yellowish liquid portion of blood that contains electrolytes, nutrients and vitamins, hormones, clotting factors, and proteins such as antibodies to fight infection?

Select one of the following:

Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Plasma
Platelets

Explanation

Question 30 of 40

1

Which of the following are clotting factors that are carried in the plasma; they clot together in a process called coagulation to seal a wound and prevent a loss of blood?

Select one of the following:

Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Plasma
Platelets

Explanation

Question 31 of 40

1

Which of the following are the most abundant cells in our blood; they are produced in the bone marrow and contain a protein called hemoglobin that carries oxygen to our cells?

Select one of the following:

White Blood Cells
Platelets
Red Blood Cells
Plasma

Explanation

Question 32 of 40

1

What blood type is the Universal Donor?

Select one of the following:

A
B
AB
O

Explanation

Question 33 of 40

1

What blood type is the Universal Recipient?

Select one of the following:

A
B
AB
O

Explanation

Question 34 of 40

1

If Mom is blood type A and Dad is blood type O, what type of blood will the baby have?

Select one of the following:

A
O
A or O
B

Explanation

Question 35 of 40

1

An _ if found on the red blood cell; whereas, the __ is produced to fight foreign substances.

Select one of the following:

antigen; antibody
antibody; antigen

Explanation

Question 36 of 40

1

An A- blood type can safely receive blood from which of the following?

Select one or more of the following:

A+
A-
AB+
AB-
O+
O-

Explanation

Question 37 of 40

1

People who have + blood contain a protein found in...

Select one of the following:

Gorillas
Rhesus Monkeys
Rhesus Beetles
Chimpanzees

Explanation

Question 38 of 40

1

People with + blood can receive both + and - blood safely.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 39 of 40

1

What blood type is this?

Select one of the following:

O-
O+
AB-
AB+
A-
A+
B-
B+

Explanation

Question 40 of 40

1

What blood type is this?

Select one of the following:

O+
O-
A+
A-
AB+
AB-

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Quiz on Forensics - Unit 3, created by Jennifer Tuxford on 09/01/2018.

Forensics - Unit 3

Question 1 of 40

According to criminal investigators, fingerprints follow 3 fundamental principles, except:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 40

Which is not a fingerprint class?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 40

Dactyloscopy is...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 40

What class of fingerprint is this picture?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 40

What class of fingerprint is this picture?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 40

What class of fingerprint is this picture?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 40

What is the study of the uniqueness of friction ridge structures and their use for personal identification?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 40

Which of the following is not correct. Fingerprints...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 40

What 2 main components make up the composition of fingerprints?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 40

What are 3 types of fingerprint impressions? (Check 3)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 40

Plastic fingerprints are...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 40

Patent fingerprints are...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 40

Latent fingerprints are...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 40

Fingerprinting and DNA fingerprinting are used to identify people because both are unique to individuals.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 40

A DNA fingerprint shows...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 40

A method for the separation and analysis of macromolecules and their fragments, based on their size and charge is ...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 40

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), is a technique used to:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 40

Who was at the crime scene?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 40

Where would we find the smallest DNA fragments, closer to the + end or the – end?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 40

A technique used for separating mixtures into their component parts is...

An _ if found on the red blood cell; whereas, the __ is produced to fight foreign substances.