Forensic Decomposition

stage 3 of decomposition

• putrefaction

• early postmortem

• black putrefaction

• butyric fermentation

• dry decay

Technically, decomposition of a body begins

• as soon as death occurs.

• as soon as bugs begin eating the body.

• as soon as a smell is detected.

• as soon as a victim is identified.

Where do the flies lay the eggs in the body.

• The head

• The cold spots

• The hot spots

• The stomach

What is the first insect to settle onto a freshly dead body.

• Ant

• Larva

• Blowfly

• Ladybug

stage 5 of decomposition

• dry decay

• fresh/early

• black putrefaction

• putrefaction

• butyric fermentation

The correct order of an insect's stages of growth are:

• egg, pupa, larva, adult

• pupa, egg, larva, adult

• adult, egg, pupa, larva

• egg, larva, pupa, adult