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Define forensic science.

The application of science to law.

100
Invisible fingerprints that appear on a piece of paper or check are known as?
Latent prints
100

What is the purpose of a crime scene sketch?

To document evidence and help investigators form a case

100
What is an important tool used in both ballistics and trace evidence analysis?
A comparison microscope
100
When a high speed projectile breaks glass, how do they determine the entrance and exit holes?
Exit hole is larger than entrance hole in a high speed projectile.
200

Who developed the first system for classifying people based on their measurements?

Bertillion

200

What is a latent print?

A print left on something

200

What two things are a coroner or medical examiner responsible for when they arrive on a scene?

Establishing (potential) cause and time of death

200

What is the density of a glass sample that has a mass of 10g and a volume of 5g?

2 g

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

Who is considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology"?

Orfila

300
Identification of a victim through dental records is called what?
Odontology
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

When detectives explain that contact with another person, place, or object results in an exchange of physical material, what principal are they describing?

Locard's Exchange Principle

400

Name one thing you can learn from studying blood at a crime scene.

Cause of death, blood type of victim, and blood type of suspect (if present). 

400
The first job of the first responder is to?
Provide emergency care
400
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
400
What does DNA stand for? Name three biological sources of DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid. Blood, Saliva, Tissues or other bodily fluids.
500

Who wrote the first major detective series?

Arthur Conan Doyle

500
Bifurications are found on what?
Fingerprints
500
Which crime scene pattern would absolutely require more than one investigator?
Zone
500
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
500

What possible genotypes will the offspring have if the parents' blood types are O and AB?

A or B