FSC100 Weekly Quizzes UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. Guanine (G) will only bond with nucleotides containing False
Thymine (T).
2. Standards for the collection, analysis, and presenta- True
tion of data (regarding DNA typing procedures) are
necessary and important because they ensure consis-
tency in the field, among other things.
3. Adenine (A) will only bond with nucleotides containing True
Thymine (T).
4. The terms 'DNA fingerprinting' and 'DNA typing' are True
often confused/misused.
5. Which of the following individuals was responsible Dr. Alec Jeffreys
for successfully testing DNA analysis for identification,
and was involved in the first case of suspect elimina-
tion through DNA analysis:
6. The area of forensic biology which deals with body Serology
fluid identification is called:
7. STR analysis refers to a method of: DNA Typing
8. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a two standard mole- False
cule that is arranged as a triple helix.
9. One of the benefits of STR analysis is that: It can be used with de-
graded DNA
10. DNA is totally individualizing, even in identical twins. False
11. True
, The Kejimkujik Lake petroglyph is the oldest recorded/
recognized image which demonstrates an early under-
standing of the importance/existence of fingerprints:
12. Fingerprint Identification is more appropriately called True
Friction Ridge Identification:
13. Which of the following individuals was responsible for Sir Francis Galton
the acceptance of the use of fingerprints for personal
identification?
14. Eccrine sweat is comprised mainly of water. True
15. When an individual commits a primary offence, the True
judge is obligated to order a DNA sample be taken and
uploaded to the Convicted Offender Index (COI). How-
ever, 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.
16. The National DNA Database is larger than the Finger- False
print database.
17. In class, Professor Knapp mentioned that the ridges of A farmer's field
a finger were similar to which of the following:
18. Experts agree that there are 11 ridge pattern types False
(fingerprinting).
19. Friction ridges start to develop at what time, in utero? 12 weeks
20. A fingerprint from the cover of Galton's book 'finger- Calipers
prints' is represented on the International Associa-
tion for Identification crest. In order to give credit to
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Answers
1. Guanine (G) will only bond with nucleotides containing False
Thymine (T).
2. Standards for the collection, analysis, and presenta- True
tion of data (regarding DNA typing procedures) are
necessary and important because they ensure consis-
tency in the field, among other things.
3. Adenine (A) will only bond with nucleotides containing True
Thymine (T).
4. The terms 'DNA fingerprinting' and 'DNA typing' are True
often confused/misused.
5. Which of the following individuals was responsible Dr. Alec Jeffreys
for successfully testing DNA analysis for identification,
and was involved in the first case of suspect elimina-
tion through DNA analysis:
6. The area of forensic biology which deals with body Serology
fluid identification is called:
7. STR analysis refers to a method of: DNA Typing
8. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a two standard mole- False
cule that is arranged as a triple helix.
9. One of the benefits of STR analysis is that: It can be used with de-
graded DNA
10. DNA is totally individualizing, even in identical twins. False
11. True
, The Kejimkujik Lake petroglyph is the oldest recorded/
recognized image which demonstrates an early under-
standing of the importance/existence of fingerprints:
12. Fingerprint Identification is more appropriately called True
Friction Ridge Identification:
13. Which of the following individuals was responsible for Sir Francis Galton
the acceptance of the use of fingerprints for personal
identification?
14. Eccrine sweat is comprised mainly of water. True
15. When an individual commits a primary offence, the True
judge is obligated to order a DNA sample be taken and
uploaded to the Convicted Offender Index (COI). How-
ever, 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.
16. The National DNA Database is larger than the Finger- False
print database.
17. In class, Professor Knapp mentioned that the ridges of A farmer's field
a finger were similar to which of the following:
18. Experts agree that there are 11 ridge pattern types False
(fingerprinting).
19. Friction ridges start to develop at what time, in utero? 12 weeks
20. A fingerprint from the cover of Galton's book 'finger- Calipers
prints' is represented on the International Associa-
tion for Identification crest. In order to give credit to
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