CFSRE
Chemistry
Biology
Toxicology
Fun Facts
100

What does CFSRE stands for?

The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education

100

What are the building blocks of matter?

Elements

100

What is the field of biology that applies biology to the law?

Forensic Biology

100

What is one way to preserve a toxicology sample?

Temperature storage

Collected in correct container with preservatives

100

What is the world's longest river?

The Nile?

200

Who is the founder of CFSRE and immigrated to the US from Austria?

Dr.Freidric Rieders

200

What are the three parts of an atom?

Protons, neutrons, and electrons

200

What nucleic acid molecule do A, T, G,& G make up?

DNA

200

What are the three main sample matrices of toxicology

Blood, urine, and saliva

200

What is the color of a giraffe's tongue?

Purple

300

What is the for-profit company connected to the CFSRE?

NMS Labs

300

What are the five classes of drugs(Name at least 3)

Narcotics, Depressants, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, and Anabolic Steroids

300

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

The Mitochondria

300

What are the two things toxicology looks for in the sample?

The drug itself and its analytes

300

What bone are babies born without?

Kneecaps
400

What year FMI was created?

1999

400

What are the 4 types of Drug Chemistry sample types (4 P's)?

Powders, Pills, Plants, and Paraphernalia

400

What is the technique that makes multiple copies of a specific DNA Region

PCR or Amplification

400

Give one presumptive and one confirmatory test type for toxicology

Presumptive-ELISA, GC/MS, LC-qTOF

Confirmatory-GC/MS, LC/MS/MS

400

What president is on the $2 bill?

Thomas Jefferson

500

Name one of manufacturers of the instruments used in the lab

Agilent, Waters, Qiagen, Sciex, Promega, ThermoFischer

500

  Name 5 different functional groups

Alkane, Alkene, Alkyne, cyclohexane, Benzene, Phenol, Alcohol, Ether, Ester, Aldehyde, Carboxylic Acid, Ketone, Primary Amine, Secondary Amine, Tertiary Amine, Amide, Halide, Thiol, Sulfide, Thiophene

500

What is a position of a gene on the chromosome, also an insect?

A Locus

500

Give some factors that affect blood drug concentration

  • Route of administration

  • Time of administration

  • Frequency of administration

  • Metabolic capacity/ tolerance

  • Drug half-life

  • Time of sample collection

  • Stability of drug in a sample

  • Accuracy of laboratory measurement

500

The assassination of what political figure sparked the start of WWI?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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