MMSC 220 FORENSIC SCIENCE QUIZ 2 & 3 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

MMSC 220 FORENSIC SCIENCE QUIZ 2 & 3
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS


Typically, a confirmatory test for blood is not performed by a forensic laboratory. A
positive presumptive blood test is generally followed by:
Determining the species of the contributor
Tests for red blood cell antigens
DNA analysis
Characterizing macrophages - Answers - DNA analysis

The purpose for the identification of physical evidence is the determination of the
physical or chemical identity of a substance with as near absolute certainty as existing
analytical techniques will permit.
True
False - Answers - True

The goal of comparison is to determine whether or not sufficient common chemical
and/or physical characteristics exist between two samples (a questioned sample and a
known sample).
True
False - Answers - True

A pedestrian is struck by a car, and the driver of the car leaves the scene. Paint
transferred from the vehicle to clothes of the victim would be considered ____________
evidence.
individual
impression
unusable
class - Answers - class

A substrate control is material when physical evidence has been deposited
True
False - Answers - False

A strand of hair from a victim is transferred to the perpetrator during a physical assault.
The movement of the physical evidence would be considered:
Direct Transfer
Indirect transfer
Accidental transfer
Contamination - Answers - Direct Transfer

Which of the following is NOT an example of physical evidence?
Handwritten note