1. Know the chemical makeup, physiological actions, and by-products of a drug
2. Understand how the drug is metabolized by the body
3. Know how chemicals will affect healthy people and people with illnesses and addictions.
4. Recognize symptoms and signs produced by chemicals
100
Where would you go to analyze a bullet?
A ballistics laboratory
100
How can cross contamination be prevented?
By packaging every piece of evidence separately
100
Who is the father of Eston Hemings?
Thomas Jefferson
100
An elf who's actually a human; an overly excited Will Ferrell
What is Elf
200
Name 3 sources of of samples for toxicology
Blood, urine, stomach contents, liver, vitreous humor, hair, and insects
200
The three main types of fingerprints are?
Whorl, arch, and loop
200
Any evidence found at a crime scene in the form of a physical object.
What is physical evidence?
200
What was the primary method scientists used to discover who Eston Hemings's father was?
What is Y-DNA analysis?
200
A young boy is left home during the holidays and has to contend with two burglars who have targeted his home
What is Home Alone
300
Explain toxicology
To assess the state of the victim, whether he/she died from a poison or natural cause, and whether drugs played a role in someone's physical conditions
300
Identification of a victim through dental records is called?
What is odontology?
300
This type includes oral or written statements given to police by people who witnessed an event.
What is testimonial evidence?
300
Explain why scientists looked at the Y-chromosome and not the X-chromosome in this case
The Y-chromosome is the same for all related males but the X-chromosome does not follow this pattern of inheritance
300
The Pumpkin King decides to put a more festive spin on Halloween
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas
400
What is biotransformation? (Extra 100 pts if you can name an example)
A chemical changes into another chemical in the body due to metabolism (Ex. heroin changes into morphine in the bloodstream)
400
What piece of evidence could be used to determine exactly who the suspect is if there are two identical twins in question?
Fingerprint analysis
400
Physical evidence found at a crime scene in small, but measurable amounts.
What is trace evidence?
400
Explain why it was Thomas Jefferson who fathered Sally Heming's son
The son's Y-chromosome matched Jefferson male descendants' Y-chromosome
400
Features a green, hairy, and cynical Jim Carrey as the main character
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas
500
Explain the difference between an intoxicate and a poison
An intoxicate requires large amounts to be digested to have an effect while a poison only requires small amounts to be lethal
500
How would the distance between blood droplets change if a person was running instead of walking?
The droplets would be further apart; the droplets would be more elongated
500
What is the job of the first police officer on the crime scene?
To protect the evidence and scene from contamination by securing the area
500
What is the reason historians give to explain how Jefferson could not be the father?
They claim that since all males of the Jeffersons share the same Y-chromosome, any Jefferson male living near Sally Hemings could be the father
500
Children magically discover a train to the North Pole and have the best Christmas ever