__________ are foreign substances that enter the body. ___________ are made by the
body to fight the foreign substances. - ANS-Antigens; Antibodies
A ___________ microscope is often used in tool mark and firearms examinations. -
ANS-Comparison
A case, gunpowder, a primer, and a bullet comprise - ANS-A cartridge
A company prepares a fake fire debris analysis case for lab analysts to test to see if the
analysts can correctly test and interpret the evidence. This is an example of - ANS-
Proficiency testing
A criminalist should always advocate for __________. - ANS-The evidence
A current of electricity is added to the antisera gel to make the antibody-antigen test -
ANS-faster
A device attached to a gun with the intent of reducing a loud report, however slightly, is
called a - ANS-Silencer
A positive results for the Kastle-Meyer test turns what color? - ANS-pink
A positive test result for potassium or ammonium using the platinic chloride test is -
ANS-Yellow octahedral crystals
A quadrillion is a million billion. - ANS-true
ABC Diplomates pass a general knowledge test about criminalistics while ABC Fellows
have passed tests and performed work in specific areas of expertise. - ANS-true
According to the author of Crime Lab, which of the following is not one of the
considerations drug analysts wrestle with while performing examinations of drug
evidence. - ANS-Physiolgical effect
After centrifuging blood, the straw colored upper layer of the blood is the - ANS-Plasma
Alcohol belongs to which class of drugs? - ANS-depressants
All of the following are levels of certification one can earn from the ABC except - ANS-
Officiate
All professional groups offer certification for members. - ANS-false
, All rocks are inorganic minerals. - ANS-false
An expert witness must have at least a Master's degree in the subject area they are
testifying about - ANS-false
Assuming the control works, how many lines will you see on a positive ABAcard? -
ANS-2
Certification in the ABC lasts forever and never needs to be renewed. - ANS-false
Criminalists are legally required to make available the results of their examinations of
evidence to the attorney on the opposing side of the case - sometimes including case
notes. This process is called - ANS-Discovery
Diamond has a ______________ refractive index. - ANS-high
DNA stands for - ANS-deoxyribonucleic acid
Extractor and ejector marks can be found where? - ANS-On spent cases fired from
certain firearms
For science labs, the accreditation guidelines are in a document called ____________ -
ANS-ISO/IEC 17025
Forensic Science Simplified defines an illegal drug as all of the following except: - ANS-
must be purchased on the street
How does the government classify drugs within the narcotics schedule? - ANS-Potential
for abuse and medical value
How many keys are on a court reporter's typewriter? - ANS-22
How many STRs are in the following sequence?
CATACATACAT - ANS-2.3
If a trial is held, the judge is responsible for all of the following except: - ANS-
questioning of witnesses
If the attorneys on both sides of the case agree that your evidence analysis is correct
and does not need to be questioned in court, this is called a - ANS-Stipulation
If you can get a full DNA profile from an evidence sample, you can always find a match
in CODIS. - ANS-false