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The major contribution of forensic entomology to death investigation is:
a. determination of the cause of death
b. determination of the PMI
c. determination of the manner of death
d. determination of the presence of drugs in the victim
b. determination of the PMI
The first insects to reach a body in the outdoors are generally:
a. spiders
b. carrion beetles
c. blow flies
d. centipedes
c. blow flies
Insect activity is useful in which of the following situations:
a. abuse or neglect of the elderly
b. presence of drugs or poisons in the body
c. linking of suspects to a crime
d. determination of PMI
e. all of the above
e. all of the above
, Insect evidence is often neglected by crime scene investigators because:
a. it is disturbing to many people
b. the evidence is unreliable and entomologists can only estimate the PMI from
insect evidence
c. insects only attack a body that has been deposited outdoors
d. entomology is useless if the body has been buried
e. the PMI cannot be estimated in very cold weather
a. it is disturbing to many people
The proper order of the fly's life cycle is:
a. egg, maggot, pupa
b. egg, pupae, maggot
c. instars one, two, three, maggot pupa
d. egg, install three, maggot pupa
b. egg, pupae, maggot
which of the following is not a role that arthropods play in the decomposition of a
body?
a. omnivore
b. instar
c. predator
d. necrophage
b. instar
Which of the following is the correct order of decomposition stages of a body?
a. fresh, bloated dry, decay