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Forensic Science
Module Guide
Question | Answer |
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What is forensic science? | the application of science to law |
What principle states that with contact comes the exchange of material? | Locard’s Exchange Principle |
What is DNA? | deoxyribonucleic acid |
Which of the following identifying traits can be categorized as having loops, whorls, or arches? | fingerprints |
What process involves separating chemical compounds? | chromatography |
Nucleotides are composed of what? | sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogenous base |
If a scale of ¼″ = 1″ is used in creating a scaled drawing, what is the length of a line representing an 8′ long wall? | 2″ |
Which of the following identifying traits would not be the same in identical twins? | fingerprints |
Hair strands, clothing threads, carpet fibers, dust, and powders are all examples of what type of evidence? | trace |
In a scaled crime scene drawing, a piece of evidence is drawn 4″ from a fixed reference point. If the scale is 1/8″ = 1′, what is the actual distance between the evidence and the fixed point? | 32′ |