HOSA Forensic Science Quiz #2

Where are blowfly eggs usually found on a dead body?

• Close to a wound or natural orifice.

• On the soles of the feet.

• Inside the stomach.

• On the back of the neck.

What insects are first to arrive at the scene of a corpse?

• Blowflies.

• Ants.

• Beetles.

• Butterflies.

What insects are used to estimate PMI?

• Blowflies.

• Ants.

• Beetles.

• Butterflies.

What organ is undigested DNA evidence found at in fly larvae?

• Crop.

• Stomach.

• Intestine.

• Gizzard.

What chemicals are released from decomposed tissue to alert blowflies to a possible location to lay their eggs?

• Putrescine and cadaverine.

• Methane and ethylene.

• Ammonia and sulfur dioxide.

• Carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

What stage of decay is the peak of insect activity?

• Active decay.

• Fresh stage.

• Dry decay.

• Advanced decay.

What are the 3 body sections of an insect?

• Head, thorax, abdomen.

• Head, wings, legs.

• Thorax, abdomen, wings.

• Head, legs, antennae.

What flies are small enough to get to concealed or wrapped bodies?

• Coffin flies.

• House flies.

• Fruit flies.

• Horse flies.

What is Smallpox?

• A) A type of bacteria

• B) An eradicated virus that used to be contagious, disfiguring, and often deadly

• C) A modern vaccine

• D) A type of fungus

Who was Dorothea Dix?

• A) A French biologist

• B) An American activist on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures, created the first generation of American mental asylums

• C) An English physician

• D) A modern nurse