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ANSWERS

The |Brentamine |fast |blue |test |is |a |presumptive |test |for: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Semen



Which |of |these |could |give |a |false |positive |for |a |brentamine |fast |blue |test? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Vaginal |secretions



Amylase |digests: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Starch



Biological |fluids |are: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Any |liquid |excreted |or |secreted |from |living |
organisms



What |gives |fecal |matter |its |characteristic |color? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bile |pigments



How |many |pairs |of |chromosomes |do |humans |inherit |from |their |parents? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-23



Which |of |these |cells |contain |nuclear |DNA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-skin |cells



Why |is |DNA |important? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |of |the |above



What |does |DNA |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Deoxyribonucleic |Acid

,What |are |the |three |main |components |of |DNA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pentose |sugar, |
phosphate |group, |and |nitrogenous |base



Whose |experimental |findings |were |that |second |generation |reappearance |of |characteristics |
present |in |one |of |the |grandparents |used |in |his |studies |demonstrated |that |inheritance |was |
particulate |and |mixing |did |not |alter |genes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gregor |Mendel



What |part |of |the |nucleotide |makes |up |the |backbone |of |the |helix? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Phosphoric |acid |group



Who |was |the |first |criminal |caught |with |DNA |evidence? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Colin |Pitchfork



A |technique |in |which |DNA |is |transferred |onto |a |nylon |membrane |and |radioactive |probes |are |
added |to |the |DNA |in |order |to |visualize |is |known |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-southern |blotting



What |is |responsible |for |the |environmental |breakdown |of |DNA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
nucleases



Forensic |serology |can |be |defined |as |the |examination |and |analysis |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
serology |is |the |examination |and |analysis |of |body |fluids



_______is |needed |for |the |transport |of |oxygen |and |_______ |is |needed |for |clot |formation |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hemoglobin, |platelets(WBC)



What |is |a |chromogene? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |substance |capable |of |generating |a |colored |
species



What |technological |advancement |lead |to |a |greater |ability |to |discriminate |between |individuals |
and |evidentiary |material? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Enzyme |markers

,What |is |the |preferred |method |for |SAP |activity |testing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Alpha-
naphthyl |phosphate |and |Brentamine |Fast |Blue |B



Who |submitted |an |affidavit |of |his |examination |of |bloodstain |evidence |and |findings |in |the |case
|of |State |of |Ohio |v. |Samuel |Sheppard |in |1955 |which |became |a |significant |milestone |in |the |


recognition |of |bloodstain |evidence |by |the |American |legal |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dr. |
Paul |Kirk



Defined |as |the |force |that |pulls |the |surface |molecules |of |a |liquid |toward |its |interior, |decreasing
|the |surface |area |and |causing |the |liquid |to |resist |penetration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-surface


|tension




What |is |the |normal |clotting |time |of |blood |that |has |exited |the |body |from |healthy |individuals? |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3-15 |minutes




What |are |areas |or |patterns |that |result |from |the |absence |of |bloodstains |in |otherwise |
continuous |patters |of |staining? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-void |patterns



Luminol |is |best |used |in |what |kind |of |environment? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dark



What |is |defined |as |the |resistance |to |change |of |form |or |flow? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Viscosity



Most |presumptive |blood |tests |take |advantage |of |which |cell? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
hemoglobin |(RBC)



Where |are |red |blood |cells |formed? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bone |marrow

, Which |of |these |is |the |most |sensitive |when |looking |for |blood? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-luminol



Why |are |red |blood |cells |so |useful |for |presumptive |tests? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hemoglobin |
reacts |with |alot |of |stuff



Why |does |hydrogen |peroxide |bubble |up |in |the |presence |of |blood? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |
reacts |with |hemoglobin



Arteries: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-carry |blood |away |from |the |heart



Blood |type |is |considered: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Class |evidence



Erythrocytes |are |also |known |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Red |blood |cells



Which |of |these |makes |up |most |of |whole |blood? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-plasma



How |can |we |determine |if |blood |is |from |a |human? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-antibodies



Blood |type |is |considered: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Class |evidence



What |is |agglutination? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ineraction |of |antibodies |and |antigens |
(clumping)



You |run |a |blood |typing |test |and |see |agglutination |with |anti-A |and |anti-D. |What |blood |type |
does |this |represent? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A+



The |surface |tension |of |blood |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-slightly |less |than |water

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