Crime Scene
The first thing that is done at the scene of the crime
nothing
When we touch something we leave behind ____
fingerprints
This color light is a mixture of all the colors of the rainbow
Test to help determine the type of ink used to write a note, which pen the ink came from and, in turn, identify the suspects
paper chromatography
Evidence is also known as
traces
Your DNA and your ______ are different from everyone else's
Teeth
When light is absorbed it is changed to ____
heat
The science or study of the nature, origin, and progression of a disease
pathology
Every individual has their own set of
Fingerprints or DNA
Scientists have given these three names to fingerprints
Whirls, loops, arches
A very intense beam of light
laser
When someone dies an _____ is performed
autopsy
This contains the instructions to make a living thing
DNA
DNA is powerful forensic evidence because, except for _________, no two people have the same DNA prints.
identical twins
The color of an object is the color it _____
reflects
A technique for separating large molecules from a mixture of similar molecules. It identifies the DNA components and matches evidence containing DNA
Electrophoresis
What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
What pieces of evidence can scientists use to help identify a person
Blood, snot, skin, hair, fingerprint
An orange looks orange because the ______ in its skin absorb orange light
chemicals