Search Methods/ Crime Scene
Trace Evidence
DNA
Blood
Random
100
Used on large, outdoor crime scenes. Searchers follow the first line pattern and search in the same manner as the line method. Once the first line pattern is complete, searchers realign on the other line pattern
grid method
100
Fingerprint that slopes up and down resembling a mountain
arch
100
What is the monomer of DNA?
A Nucleotide
100
What are the four main blood types
A, B, AB, O
100
What sport did Mrs. Lauzon do in college?
Track and Field, bonus: Javelin
200
Used on large, outdoor crime scenes. Members of the search team are arranged at regular intervals, usually arm's length, and then proceed to search along straight lines.
line (or strip) method
200
What are the three parts of a section of hair? Start on the outermost layer and go in.
1. Cuticle
2. Cortex
3. Medulla
200
Name the three parts to a nucleotide
phosphate group
sugar
nitrogenous base
200
The blood type associated with agglutination in both the Anti-A antibody and the Anti-B antibody wells
AB
200
What is a Norman door?
A door that is designed improperly, and requires instructions.
300
A crime scene method that you would usually use in definable areas, such as in houses or buildings.
Zone Method
300
Blood test that reacts with hemoglobin and turns a violet color. Usually used on porous surfaces, surfaces, such as a large stain on a carpet.
Leucocrystal violet
300
What is PCR? What is the goal of PCR?
Polymerase chain reaction. The goal of PCR is to amplify (or make copies) of a specific DNA strand.
300
The component of blood that helps with clotting
Thrombocytes
300
What type of engineer is Mrs. Lauzon?
Biomedical Engineer
400
Search method used on small circular crime scenes
wheel or ray method
400
The most common presumptive blood test. This test uses a compound known as phenolphthalein, which reacts with the iron carried by hemoglobin
Kastle-Meyer
400
Why is restriction digestion required for gel electrophoresis?
it is required because restriction digestion creates the different sizes of DNA strands to run through the gel.
400
This blood type has no antibodies in the plasma
AB
400
On average, how many types of bacteria is in a person's belly button?
67!!!
500
Used on crime scenes with no physical barriers, such as open water.
Spiral method
500
What is a print left on a surface by the oils on one's skin, and such a print is not usually visible to the naked eye.
Latent fingerprints
500
What electrode does the DNA travel to in gel electrophoresis, why?
the positive, DNA has a negative charge
500
What is agglutination?
Clumping
500
Where did Mrs. Lauzon work before Conner?
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/ CDC