Definitions
Fingerprints
At the Crime Scene
Evidence
Misc.
100
Define Forensics
The application of science to law
100
Invisible fingerprints that appear on a piece of paper or check are known as?
Latent prints
100
The two main tools used to document a crime scene are?
Photographs and a Crime Scene Map (field sketch)
100
What is an important tool used in both ballistics and trace evidence analysis?
A comparison microscope
100
When a high speed projectile passes through thick glass, how do they determine the entrance and exit holes?
The exit hole is larger than the entrance hole for a high speed projectile.
200
What is a radial fracture in glass?
Cracks in glass extending outwards
200
The three main types of fingerprints are?
Loop, whorl, arch
200
How should a crime scene technician package a bloody shirt?
In a paper bag
200
What is the density of a glass sample that has a mass of 10 g and a volume of 5 cm3?
2 g/cm3
200
How can scientists tell the difference between a male and female skeleton?
The pelvis of the female is wider, males have sharper edges to the tibia and ulna, eye sockets for females are rounder
300
Identification of a victim through dental records is called what?
Odontology
300
Bifurcations are found on what?
Fingerprint ridges
300
When a crime scene technician arrives at the scene, he/she photographs the victim and observes stiffening of the muscles in the victim's body. This type of change is called?
Rigor Mortis
300
What piece of evidence could an investigator use to determine most precisely who the suspect of a crime is if two identical twins are in question?
Fingerprint
300
How can a scientist tell if a hair has been forcibly removed?
The root attached to the hair shaft will probably be broken or damaged.
400
What are the individual characteristics of fingerprint ridges called?
Galton's Details
400
What chart is used to show a person's DNA sequence?
An Electropherogram 
400
What is the most accurate and most often used method for measuring an outdoor crime scene?
The Triangulation System
400
Which type of crime is LEAST likely to be solved with the use of fiber evidence?
A. Breaking and entering
B. Hit-and-run
C. Bombing
C. Bombing
400
What possible genotypes will the offspring have if the parents' blood types are O and AB?
AO or BO
500
When detectives explain that contact with another person, place, or object results in an exchange of physical materials, what principal are they describing?
Locard's principle
500
What chemical can be used to devlop fingerprints off of a piece of paper?
Ninhydrin
500
The first job of the first responder is to?
Assess the scene
500
What is the difference between individual and class evidence?
Individual- Material that is used to make a direct id of a person
Class- Material that is used to connect an object or person to a group
500
What does DNA stand for? Name three biological sources of DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid. Blood, Saliva, Tissues or other bodily fluids.