Forensic Science Midterm Review

What type of evidence material connects an individual or thing to a certain group?

• Individual

• Class

• Direct

• Circumstantial

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Who is a person that has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts?

• Detective

• Forensic Scientist

• Eyewitness

• Analyst

What is the central core of a hair fiber called?

• Cortex

• Cuticle

• Medulla

• Follicle

What is a laboratory or department responsible for tests used in detection of crime?

• Forensics

• Pathology

• Chemistry Lab

• Biology Lab

What is the term for paper used to hold trace evidence?

• Envelope

• Bindle

• Folder

• Bag

What type of evidence is used to imply a fact but not prove it directly?

• Direct

• Circumstantial

• Individual

• Class

What is the fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern flows inward and returns in the direction of the origin?

• Loop

• Whorl

• Arch

• Spiral

What is the actively growing root or base of a hair containing DNA and living cells?

• Shaft

• Follicle

• Medulla

• Cuticle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is the document and unbroken transfer of evidence called?

• Chain of custody

• Evidence log

• Transfer record

• Evidence chain

Which fingerprint pattern is shown?

• Arch

• Loop

• Whorl

• Spiral