Forensic Science Semester 1 Exam

By Joseph Morsaw
Last updated about 3 years ago
44 Questions
1.
  • Point of origin
  • color
  • color of hair
  • Type of fiber
  • manufacturing machine
  • Possibility of violence
  • Location of suspects
  • length of fibers
  • Fiber evaluation can show
  • Fiber evaluation cannot show
2.

_______________ transfer– victim to suspect or suspect to victim directly.

3.

Fibers that have been spun together are called:

4.

Two methods that can analyze fibers without damaging them are:

5.

Fibers are classified as either:

6.

All plant fibers share the common polymer that is:

7.

The most common form of fiber transfer to be encountered at a crime scene is _______________ of a textile.

8.

At times, most fibers recovered from a victim are found in the victim's ____________________.

9.

Using the fiber burn analysis key, if a fiber does not smell like hair and it ceases to burn then it is _________________.

10.

What type of weave pattern is pictured?

11.

Hair is considered:

12.

Type of fibrous protein that makes up the majority of the cortex of a hair is:

13.

The region of a hair located outside of the medulla containing granules of pigment is called:

14.

How many body regions can hair originate on a human?

15.

Since hair grows out of the skin, chemicals that the skin absorbs can become incorporated into hair. Ingested or absorbed toxins can be detected by chemical analyses of hair. These ingested or absorbed toxins include:

16.

Of the following Medullary Index calculations, which ones could be from a human?

17.

Draw a picture of a medulla pattern with a intermittent medulla.

18.

Calculate the medulla index for the sample of hair in the picture below.

19.

A spore, a kind of reproductive structure than can develop into an adult, is found in certain:

20.

The largest group of gymnosperms are the:

21.

The pistil is the female part of a flower that produces:

22.

The stamen consists of two parts: the anther and the ______

23.

The transfer of pollen from the male part of a plant to the female part of a seedplant is known as:

24.

Seed plants include two groups:

25.

Draw a picture of the reproductive parts of a flowering plant.

26.

Explain the differences between spores and pollen.

27.

The goal of a crime scene investigation is to:

28.

Direct evidence includes:

29.

Class evidence narrows an identity to:

30.

Medical examiners are also called:

31.

Blood type is this type of evidence

32.

Whenever two people come in contact with each other, a physical transfer occurs. To a forensic examiner, these transferred materials constitute what is called:

33.

The forensic lab processes all of the evidence the crime scene investigation collected to determine the:

34.

Classify the following evidence as either direct evidence or circumstantial evidence.

  • Paint chips
  • Eyewitness testimony
  • Dashcam video
  • Hair on a brush
  • Broken glass
  • Fingerprints on a glass
  • Ransom note
  • Finding a suspect’s gun
  • Direct Evidence
  • Circumstantial Evidence
35.

To ensure all evidence is found, a crime scene is often laid out in a:

36.

When evaluating eyewitness testimony, the investigator must discriminate between fact and:

37.

One of the most important tools of the forensic investigator is the ability to:

38.

Perception:

39.

Our state of mind affects how we observe our surroundings. What mental state is the best for observing?

40.

When making observations, we fill in missing information because of ________________.

41.

Forensic science is strictly concerned with uncovering evidence that:

42.

The right brain interprets the world using _________ & _________.

43.

He was the first individual found innocent by the Innocence Project.

44.

The verbal testimony of a forensic scientist alone may not be entered into evidence without: