Forensic Science Final Exam

Which section of the modern crime lab is responsible for evidence that is processed using chemistry, physics, and geology?

• photography

• physical science

• biology

• fingerprints

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following is the best definition of forensic science?

• The science of studying dead people

• The application of science to medicine

• The application of science to the law

• The study of poisons

Which entity maintains the largest crime laboratory in the world?

• LAPD

• Scotland Yard

• US Postal Service

• FBI

Which covers the right to remain silent?

• 1st amendment

• 2nd amendment

• 4th amendment

• 5th amendment

material that connects an individual or thing to a group that share similar characteristics

• trace evidence
• individual evidence
• class evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

material that can be related to a single source

• individual evidence
• control evidence
• trace evidence

The ability to establish the exact whereabouts of an item of evidence and under whose control it was from its collection at the crime scene to its presentation in the courtroom and everywhere in between is called

• chain of command
• record of evidence
• chain of custody

What does "M.O." stand for in terms of how someone does something?

• Modulus Odontous

• Modus Operandi

• Mostly Over

• Microscopic Observation

When two objects come in contact some exchange of material occurs. What is this principle called?

• Cato's Exchange Principle

• Deposit and Return Principle

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• Evidential Transfer Principle

What pattern is this?

• Loop
• Arch
• Whorl