2 Lab: Forensic Entomology Results & Conclusion

Entomology Lab Conclusion & Assessment

Use your notes to help you answer the first 1-7 questions.

​Use your lab log to answer the last 3 questions

Multiple Choice

A forensic entomologist is...

• A person who studies insects to gain clues about a crime

• a person who studies bones to gain clues about a crime 

• a person who studies DNA to gain clues about a crime 

• a person who studies fire and arson 

Multiple Choice

What does PMI stand for? 

• pre mortem interval 

• post memory interval 

• post murder interval 

• post mortem interval 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct stage of the life cycle of a blowfly after eggs are laid?

• pupa

• larva

• secondary egg

• 2nd instar

Multiple Choice

How soon after death can a blowfly arrive?

• after 1 day

• after 15 minutes

• after 2 weeks

Multiple Choice

An entomologist is called to a homicide scene and has been told that the body was moved to this location. Eggs are present but no signs of larvae (maggots) present. What will the forensic entomologist predict the time frame to be as to when the body was moved to this location?

• Under 1 hour

• Under 24 hours

• Under 3 days

• Under 1 month

Multiple Choice

The major variable in the blowfly life cycle is:

• moisture

• pressure

• temperature

• volume

​The following questions are based on your lab experience and knowledge of the lifecycle of a blow fly.

​Answer to the best of your ability. 

Open Ended

On day 2 and 3, what stages of development were you able to observe?

Open Ended

On day 4 and 5, what were you able to observe?  

Open Ended

Did the observations on each day match the predicted life cycle diagram in your lab log? If not, how was it different?

​THE END

​Turn in your lab log &

submit this quizizz​