FSC100 Weekly Quizzes
Guanine (G) will only bond with nucleotides containing Thymine (T). - correct answer ✔✔False
Standards for the collection, analysis, and presentation of data (regarding DNA typing procedures) are
necessary and important because they ensure consistency in the field, among other things. - correct
answer ✔✔True
Adenine (A) will only bond with nucleotides containing Thymine (T). - correct answer ✔✔True
The terms 'DNA fingerprinting' and 'DNA typing' are often confused/misused. - correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following individuals was responsible for successfully testing DNA analysis for identification,
and was involved in the first case of suspect elimination through DNA analysis: - correct answer ✔✔Dr.
Alec Jeffreys
The area of forensic biology which deals with body fluid identification is called: - correct answer
✔✔Serology
STR analysis refers to a method of: - correct answer ✔✔DNA Typing
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a two standard molecule that is arranged as a triple helix. - correct
answer ✔✔False
One of the benefits of STR analysis is that: - correct answer ✔✔It can be used with degraded DNA
DNA is totally individualizing, even in identical twins. - correct answer ✔✔False
The Kejimkujik Lake petroglyph is the oldest recorded/ recognized image which demonstrates an early
understanding of the importance/existence of fingerprints: - correct answer ✔✔True
, Fingerprint Identification is more appropriately called Friction Ridge Identification: - correct answer
✔✔True
Which of the following individuals was responsible for the acceptance of the use of fingerprints for
personal identification? - correct answer ✔✔Sir Francis Galton
Eccrine sweat is comprised mainly of water. - correct answer ✔✔True
When an individual commits a primary offence, the judge is obligated to order a DNA sample be taken
and uploaded to the Convicted Offender Index (COI). However, if an individual commits a secondary
offense, the judge is allowed to use their discretion as to whether or not a DNA sample must be
taken/uploaded. - correct answer ✔✔True
The National DNA Database is larger than the Fingerprint database. - correct answer ✔✔False
In class, Professor Knapp mentioned that the ridges of a finger were similar to which of the following: -
correct answer ✔✔A farmer's field
Experts agree that there are 11 ridge pattern types (fingerprinting). - correct answer ✔✔False
Friction ridges start to develop at what time, in utero? - correct answer ✔✔12 weeks
A fingerprint from the cover of Galton's book 'fingerprints' is represented on the International
Association for Identification crest. In order to give credit to Bertillon and his work regarding
anthropometry, what else is represented on the crest? - correct answer ✔✔Calipers
You can make a fingerprint identification using only Level 1 details. - correct answer ✔✔False
The most common fingerprint pattern type is - correct answer ✔✔Loop
The 'Daubert' ruling concerns - correct answer ✔✔Admissibility
Guanine (G) will only bond with nucleotides containing Thymine (T). - correct answer ✔✔False
Standards for the collection, analysis, and presentation of data (regarding DNA typing procedures) are
necessary and important because they ensure consistency in the field, among other things. - correct
answer ✔✔True
Adenine (A) will only bond with nucleotides containing Thymine (T). - correct answer ✔✔True
The terms 'DNA fingerprinting' and 'DNA typing' are often confused/misused. - correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following individuals was responsible for successfully testing DNA analysis for identification,
and was involved in the first case of suspect elimination through DNA analysis: - correct answer ✔✔Dr.
Alec Jeffreys
The area of forensic biology which deals with body fluid identification is called: - correct answer
✔✔Serology
STR analysis refers to a method of: - correct answer ✔✔DNA Typing
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a two standard molecule that is arranged as a triple helix. - correct
answer ✔✔False
One of the benefits of STR analysis is that: - correct answer ✔✔It can be used with degraded DNA
DNA is totally individualizing, even in identical twins. - correct answer ✔✔False
The Kejimkujik Lake petroglyph is the oldest recorded/ recognized image which demonstrates an early
understanding of the importance/existence of fingerprints: - correct answer ✔✔True
, Fingerprint Identification is more appropriately called Friction Ridge Identification: - correct answer
✔✔True
Which of the following individuals was responsible for the acceptance of the use of fingerprints for
personal identification? - correct answer ✔✔Sir Francis Galton
Eccrine sweat is comprised mainly of water. - correct answer ✔✔True
When an individual commits a primary offence, the judge is obligated to order a DNA sample be taken
and uploaded to the Convicted Offender Index (COI). However, if an individual commits a secondary
offense, the judge is allowed to use their discretion as to whether or not a DNA sample must be
taken/uploaded. - correct answer ✔✔True
The National DNA Database is larger than the Fingerprint database. - correct answer ✔✔False
In class, Professor Knapp mentioned that the ridges of a finger were similar to which of the following: -
correct answer ✔✔A farmer's field
Experts agree that there are 11 ridge pattern types (fingerprinting). - correct answer ✔✔False
Friction ridges start to develop at what time, in utero? - correct answer ✔✔12 weeks
A fingerprint from the cover of Galton's book 'fingerprints' is represented on the International
Association for Identification crest. In order to give credit to Bertillon and his work regarding
anthropometry, what else is represented on the crest? - correct answer ✔✔Calipers
You can make a fingerprint identification using only Level 1 details. - correct answer ✔✔False
The most common fingerprint pattern type is - correct answer ✔✔Loop
The 'Daubert' ruling concerns - correct answer ✔✔Admissibility
