Forensics and Biology Worksheet

A personal belief founded on judgement rather than on direct experience or knowledge is _________________

• opinion

• fact

• evidence

• experiment

The stage in an insect's life cycle when the larva forms a capsule around itself and turns into its adult form is called a _________________

• pupa

• nymph

• egg

• larva

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Given blood spatter patterns, it is possible to determine the direction the blood was traveling, the angle of impact, and the point _________________

• of origin

• of contact

• of exit

• of velocity

The cuticle of human hair is described as _________________?

• imbricate

• coronal

• spinous

• reticulate

Interpreting information received from the senses is a _________________

• perception

• illusion

• sensation

• reflection

A method used to rapidly make multiple copies of a specific segment of DNA is called _________________.

• polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

• gel electrophoresis

• DNA sequencing

• Southern blotting

The method of separating the molecules within an electric field, based on their size, is called _________________.

• gel electrophoresis

• chromatography

• centrifugation

• distillation

There are ________________ individual ridge characteristics on the average full fingerprint.

• 150

• 50

• 300

• 500

If any of the blood does overcome cohesion and separate from the main droplet of blood, it will form small secondary droplets known as _________________.

• satellite droplets

• parent droplets

• arterial spurts

• void patterns

The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence is a _________________ .

• chain of custody

• evidence log

• forensic record

• case file