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Fingerprint Warm-up #1 (10/10-10/12)

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Last updated 11 months ago
7 questions
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Question 1
1.

Classify the following items as latent, patent, or plastic fingerprints.

  • a bloody fingerprint left at a crime scene
  • someone places their hand in wet cement, leaving a detailed impression
  • rubbing your finger on graphite and then leaving a visible print on a piece of paper
  • fingerprints left on a plastic water bottle after taking a drink
Question 2
2.

Drag the fingerprints to their respective categories.

  • loop
Question 3
3.

IAFIS is a California fingerprint data base of more than 76 million criminal fingerprints and criminal histories.

Question 4
4.

Match the minutiae patterns to their correct names.

Draggable itemarrow_right_altCorresponding Item
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bifurcation
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Question 5
5.

Identical twins have identical fingerprints.


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fingerprints left on a door handle when entering someone's home
Mr. Ly's 2 year old nephew pressed his finger into some Play-Doh leaving an impression.
latent
patent
plastic
arch
whorl
enclosure
island ridge
trifurcation
ridge ending
Question 6
6.

How many whorls does this person have?

Question 7
7.

Which finger(s) is/are the whorls on?

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cannot be determined
this person has no whorls
left middle only