Latin/Greek
Fingerprinting
General Forensics Vocab
General Forensic Vocab 2
Poisoner's Handbook
100
What is the English meaning of the word root, "psych?"
Of the mind
100
Name two of the molecules that make up latent fingerprints.
water, amino acids, fatty acids, or triglycerides
100
Name one of the three parts of the criminal justice system.
Law enforcement, courts, or corrections
100
DNA was first extracted from what type of cells?
White blood cells
100
True/False
A body can absorb carbon monoxide after death.
False
200
What is the English meaning of the word root, "just?"
Fair
200
What are the kind of fingerprints you can see with the naked eye?
Patent fingerprints
200
What is the term for the unfair and usually unconscious prejudice we hold towards different individuals or groups?
Implicit bias
200
Give two examples of trace evidence.
fibers, soil, hair, gunshot residue, paint chips, or glass.
200
Which molecule causes a poisoning that turns the blood an unnatural bright red?
Carbon monoxide
300
What is the English meaning of the word root, "entomon?"
Insect
300
Name two the three main patterns of fingerprints.
Arch, loop, or whorl
300
What is "forensics?
Using science to solve crime
300
The sensors on a polygraph measure several biological responses to stress. Name one of them
Heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, or breathing rate.
300
What glow-in-the-dark poison gets absorbed into the bones and causes them to break down.
Radium
400
What is the English meaning of the word root, "tech?"
Skill or art
400
The small details in fingerprints, like terminations, bifurcations, lakes, islands, spurs, or crossovers, are called what?
Minutiae
400
What is "crime?"
Wrongdoing that is punishable by law
400
What is the career where people collect and analyze DNA samples?
DNA technician or DNA analyst
400
What test was used to detect the poisonous metal arsenic?
Marsh Test
500
What is the English meaning of the word root, "fic?"
To make
500
What is the main pattern of this fingerprint?
Arch
500
What are the two main categories of evidence?
Direct and circumstantial
500
What is the name of the test that measures physiological responses trying to identify lies.
Polygraph test
500
Which chemical can kill in two minutes by shutting down the body's ability to absorb or carry oxygen by attaching to the hemoglobin protein in the blood?
Cyanide