History of Tree Rings
Assemblages, Diatoms, and Gravesites
Botanical Crime Scene Analysis
Mapping and Collecting Botanical Evidence
Pollen and Spores
100

What is the study of tree rings called?

Denrochronology

100

What tiny evidence is found in drowning victims?

Diatoms.

100

What can depressed grasses tell us?

Indicating possible entrances or exits.

100

What details should be included about botanical evidence on the label?

description

height

color and shape

100

What is pollen?

Inside a flower, when bees drink the nectar out of it, pollen spreads on them.

200

What state is the Redwood Forest in?

California

200

What do old gravesites look like?

Sunken in as the ground settles.

200

Where should photographers take images of?

Dominant plants, depressed grasses, broken plants, unusual locations.

200

Where should we write the description of plants?

On the label.

200

Why is it important for the pollen to be moved?

To help other plants grow.

300

How do trees grow?

They grow in the spring and they hibernate in the winter.

300

How can pollen and spores solve criminal cases?

They can help tell us the location of the crime.

300

How do people collect botanical evidence?

In a paper bag.

300

How many plants should be collected at the crime scene?

10

300

How do pollen and spores help solve crimes?

They can tell us where a crime happened.

400

When does the thick, light part of the tree ring grow?

In the spring.

400

What type of death do we analyze diatoms for?

Drwoning.

400

Why do we need to take pictures of depressed grasses?

To see if someone has been stepping in the grass.

400

Why do we collect botanical evidence?

To solve crimes.

400

Where does a bee carry pollen?

On it's body - to flowers

500

Why does a tree have rings?

It grows a large, light ring in the spring, and a skinny, dark ring in the winter.

500

How can you tell if a gravesite is new?

It will be raised.

500

What do photographers take images of sjkdhfkjsgf plants?

Broken hinges, are located in unusual places.

500

What should be labeled with description, height, color, and shape?

Botanical evidence

500

Which plant can you find pollen? Spore?

pollen - flower

spore - mushroom