Test #3 Review: Chapters 5 & 6
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True or False
1. Pollen can be carried by wind, animals, or water.
2. Animal-pollinated plants have fragrant or showy flowers to attract the animals.
3. Fungi, such as mold, Baker’s yeast, and mushrooms produce almost no spores.
4. When environmental conditions are harsh, some bacteria form thick-walled, resistant spores, called ectospores.
5. The hard outer layer, or shell, of a pollen grain or spore is called an exine.
6. Patent fingerprints, or visible fingerprints, are left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, or some other liquid comes in contact with the hands and is then transferred to that surface.
7. Plastic fingerprints are actual indentations left in some soft material such as clay, putty or wax.
8. Latent fingerprints, or surface fingerprints, are caused by the transfer of skin onto a surface.
9. As soon as fingerprints were discovered to be a reliable means of identification, criminals began to devise ways to alter them so they could avoid being identified. American Public Enemy Number One in the 1930s, John Dillinger, burned his fingertips with a torch to change their appearance.
10. Contrary to what we see on television, fingerprint matching is not carried out by a computer in a matter of seconds.
11. Identical twins can have the exactly same fingerprints
12. Fingerprints can be permanently removed using chemicals, such as a strong acid, or surgical procedures.
13. The largest group of gymnosperms are the conifers.
Multiple Choice
14. The field of forensic palynology is the study of:
polymer evidence to help solve criminal cases.
celulose evidence to help solve criminal cases.
pollen and spore evidence to help solve criminal cases.
None of these choices.
15. A pollen grain is a reproductive structure that contains the:
male gametes (or sex cells) of seed plants, such as the oak tree.
female sex cells of seed plants, such as the oak tree.
male gametes (or sex cells) of all plants.
None of these choices.
16. A spore, a kind of reproductive structure that can develop into an adult, is found in certain:
protists (algae).
fungi.
plants.
All of these choices.
17. The use of both pollen and spores in forensic studies is based on:
Baird’s principle of exchange.
Lockhart’s principle of exchange.
Locard’s principle of exchange.
None of these choices.
18. A pollen fingerprint is the:
number and type of pollen grains found in a geographical area at a particular time of year.
number of pollen grains found in a geographical area at a particular time of year.
type of pollen grains found in a geographical area at a particular time of year.
None of these choices.
19. Seed plants include two groups:
ferns and mosses.
gymnosperms and angiosperms.
liverworts and horsetails.
None of these choices.
20. The seeds of gymnosperms, the oldest seed plants, are exposed to the:
outside and are not enclosed in a protective chamber like the angiosperms.
inside and are not enclosed in a protective chamber like the angiosperms.
inside and are enclosed in a protective chamber like the angiosperms.
None of these choices.
21. The largest group of gymnosperms are the:
cycads.
ginkgoes.
conifers.
cyclads.
22. Angiosperms, the most recent plant group to evolve, are known as the:
flowering plants and they produce seeds within an enclosed fruit.
evergreen plants and they produce seeds within an enclosed cone.
flowering plants and they produce seeds within an enclosed cone.
evergreen plants and they produce seeds within an enclosed fruit.
23. The pistil is the female part of a flower that produces:
buds.
eggs.
stems.
petals.
24. The pistil is made up of the:
stigma.
ovary.
style.
All of these choices.
25. The male part of the flower that is responsible for pollen production and dispersal is the:
stamen.
stigma.
pistil.
style.
26. The stamen consists of two parts: the anther and the:
ovule.
stigma.
filament.
pistil.
27. The transfer of pollen from the male part of a plant to the female part of a seedplant is known as:
cross-pollination.
self-pollination
pollination.
All of these choices.
28. The flowering plants are the most successful and widespread group of plants on earth today. They are found in almost all habitats and there are about:
300,000 species known.
200,000 species known.
100,000 species known.
50,000 species known.
29. Many conifers produce their seeds within a hard, scaly structure, called a
petal.
cone.
stamen.
spore.
30. After pollen and spores are processed and chemically extracted from samples in the laboratory, they are examined by forensic ______________________________ using a compound light microscope.
palynologists
anthropologists
paleontologists
pollensporeologists.
31. When the pollen from one flower to another by a bee, the wind, the water, or by some other agent, it is called:
sporation.
cross-pollination.
self-pollination.
None of the above.
32. When a the male part of a flower passes pollen to the female part of the same flower, it is called:
sporation.
cross-pollination.
self-pollination.
None of the above.
33. “Smiling Gus” Winkler, a gangster, thought he could stay ahead of police by:
surgically altering his fingertips.
forging his identity documents.
surgically altering his facial features.
leaving the United States.
34. Pudd’nhead Wilson is a lawyer created by Mark Twain in the novel of the same name, published in November of 1894. In his final address to a jury, Lawyer Wilson exhibits his knowledge of the cutting edge technology of the day,:
fingerprints as forensic evidence.
blood stains as forensic evidence.
firearms as forensic evidence.
None of these choices.
35. In western culture, the earliest record of the study of the patterns on human hands comes from:
1884.
1684.
1784.
1634.
36. In 1888, Sir Francis Galton, along with Sir E.R. Henry developed the classification system for fingerprints that is still in use today in:
England and France.
the United States and Europe.
England and the United States.
England and Germany.
37. Beginning in 1896, Sir Edmund Richard Henry, with the help of two colleagues, created a system that divided fingerprint records into groups based on whether they have:
an arch.
a loop pattern.
a whorl.
All of these choices.
38. Which type of fingerprint pattern is the following:
an arch.
a loop pattern.
a whorl.
All of these choices.
39. Which type of fingerprint pattern is the following:
an arch.
a loop pattern.
a whorl.
All of these choices.
40. Which type of fingerprint pattern is the following:
an arch.
a loop pattern.
a whorl.
All of these choices.
41. Which type of fingerprint pattern is the following:
an arch.
a loop pattern.
a whorl.
All of these choices.
42. Which type of fingerprint pattern is the following:
an arch.
a loop pattern.
a whorl.
All of these choices.
43. When comparing fingerprints, which pattern does most of the population have?
Arch
Loop
Whorl
There is no difference between types.
44. Visible fingerprints transferred onto smooth surfaces by blood or other liquids are called:
patent fingerprints
latent fingerprints
plastic fingerprints
trace fingerprints
45. Indentations left in soft materials such as clay or wax are called:
patent fingerprints
latent fingerprints
plastic fingerprints
trace fingerprints
46. Fingerprints that are not usually visible, but are made visible by dusting with powders or the use of chemicals are called:
patent fingerprints
latent fingerprints
plastic fingerprints
trace fingerprints
47. The imprint of a fingerprint consists of natural secretions of the sweat glands that are present:
in the friction ridge of the skin.
just under the surface of the skin.
on the surface of the skin.
under the friction ridge of the skin.
48. Fingerprint characteristics are named for their general visual appearance and patterns. These are called:
loops.
arches.
whorls.
All of these choices.
49. The feature in a fingerprint where one friction ridge splits into two is called:
a ridge ending.
a divergence.
a bifurcation.
an island.
50. Two things a forensic examiner looks for on a fingerprint are the presence of a core and:
deltas.
betas.
alphas.
omegas.
51. Fingerprint whorl patterns may be a:
plain whorl.
double loop whorl.
central pocket loop whorl.
All of these choices.
52. Fingerprint arches may be:
plain arches.
multiple arches.
fancy arches.
singular arches.
53. While looking at the basic fingerprint patterns can quickly help eliminate a suspect, in order to positively match a print found at a crime scene to an individual, more is needed. Every individual, including identical twins, has a unique fingerprint due to unique ridge patterns called:
small details.
minutiae.
ridge details.
ridge minutiae.
54. The feature in a fingerprint where two separate friction ridges move away from each other is called:
a ridge ending.
a divergence.
a bifurcation.
an island.
55. According to experts, the fingerprint pattern that about 60 – 70% of the population has is the:
loop.
arch.
whorl
None of the above.
56. According to experts, the fingerprint pattern that about 5% of the population has is the:
loop.
arch.
whorl
None of the above.
57. According to experts, the fingerprint pattern that about 25 – 35% of the population has is the:
loop.
arch.
whorl
None of the above.
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