Forensic Science Final Exam Review
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The following service does not normally lie within the 3 basic services of the forensic scientist. -
CORRECT ANSWER A. Preservation of life in a crime
The three basic services of a forensic scientist:
-collection an danalysis of evidence
-presentation of evidence in a public forum
-training of aw enforcement personal on processing of crime scene
Which of the following types of fingerprints are most likely to be found impressed in soft wax? -
CORRECT ANSWER Plastic
The presence or absence of how many antigens determines an individual's blood type in the ABO
system? - CORRECT ANSWER 2
What are the manners of death? - CORRECT ANSWER Homicide, Suicide, Accidental,
Natural, Unknown
An individual who is type O blood has what type of antibodies? - CORRECT ANSWER Both A
and B antibodies
Which of the following is not a manner of Death? A. Homicide B. Suicide C. Manslaughter D.
Accidental - CORRECT ANSWER C. Manslaughter
The fingerprint pattern accounting for roughly only 5% of all known patterns is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER Arch
The value of physical evidence and laboratory test results in almost always dependent on: -
CORRECT ANSWER the way the evidence is collected and presented for examination
, Physical evidence may be obtained from: - CORRECT ANSWER -the crime scene
-the victim
-the suspect
A hydrogen peroxide can used to identify: - CORRECT ANSWER Animal and human blood
Livor Mortis determines what? - CORRECT ANSWER Time of death and if the body had been
moved
Perspiration (Amino acids) on a porous surface are best developed into fingerprint impressions with: -
CORRECT ANSWER Ninhydrin
If the laboratory can piece broken glass form a window or headlight together, then the evidence
has__________________ characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER individual
If blood is found to have both A and B antigens it is typed as: - CORRECT ANSWER AB
Livor Mortis could determine which of the following? A. Temperature of the decedent B. Evidence of
tampering with the position of the body after death C. Cause and mechanism of death D. Blood
alcohol level of the decedent at time of death - CORRECT ANSWER B. Evidence of tampering
with the position of the decedent
Which of the following could not be classified as impression evidence: - CORRECT
ANSWER Contact Bloodstains
A shoe print would be an example of individual characteristic evidence if you could identify -
CORRECT ANSWER Wear patterns in the shoe
When should insect evidence be collected? - CORRECT ANSWER The crime scene
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The following service does not normally lie within the 3 basic services of the forensic scientist. -
CORRECT ANSWER A. Preservation of life in a crime
The three basic services of a forensic scientist:
-collection an danalysis of evidence
-presentation of evidence in a public forum
-training of aw enforcement personal on processing of crime scene
Which of the following types of fingerprints are most likely to be found impressed in soft wax? -
CORRECT ANSWER Plastic
The presence or absence of how many antigens determines an individual's blood type in the ABO
system? - CORRECT ANSWER 2
What are the manners of death? - CORRECT ANSWER Homicide, Suicide, Accidental,
Natural, Unknown
An individual who is type O blood has what type of antibodies? - CORRECT ANSWER Both A
and B antibodies
Which of the following is not a manner of Death? A. Homicide B. Suicide C. Manslaughter D.
Accidental - CORRECT ANSWER C. Manslaughter
The fingerprint pattern accounting for roughly only 5% of all known patterns is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER Arch
The value of physical evidence and laboratory test results in almost always dependent on: -
CORRECT ANSWER the way the evidence is collected and presented for examination
, Physical evidence may be obtained from: - CORRECT ANSWER -the crime scene
-the victim
-the suspect
A hydrogen peroxide can used to identify: - CORRECT ANSWER Animal and human blood
Livor Mortis determines what? - CORRECT ANSWER Time of death and if the body had been
moved
Perspiration (Amino acids) on a porous surface are best developed into fingerprint impressions with: -
CORRECT ANSWER Ninhydrin
If the laboratory can piece broken glass form a window or headlight together, then the evidence
has__________________ characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER individual
If blood is found to have both A and B antigens it is typed as: - CORRECT ANSWER AB
Livor Mortis could determine which of the following? A. Temperature of the decedent B. Evidence of
tampering with the position of the body after death C. Cause and mechanism of death D. Blood
alcohol level of the decedent at time of death - CORRECT ANSWER B. Evidence of tampering
with the position of the decedent
Which of the following could not be classified as impression evidence: - CORRECT
ANSWER Contact Bloodstains
A shoe print would be an example of individual characteristic evidence if you could identify -
CORRECT ANSWER Wear patterns in the shoe
When should insect evidence be collected? - CORRECT ANSWER The crime scene
