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FSC100 UTM Final test questions with 100% correct answers.docx, Exams of Biology

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Download FSC100 UTM Final test questions with 100% correct answers.docx and more Exams Biology in PDF only on Docsity! FSC100 UTM Final test questions with 100% correct answers Forensic Science - answer Science in service to courts Forensic Method - answer Systematic approach to documenting, collecting, interpreting and presenting evidence for presentation in court of law Crime - answer An act forbidden by law and punishable Crime Scene Investigation - answer Term referring to processes associated with investigation of criminal events Criminalistics - answer Term for analysis of physical evidence. (often called forensic scientists) Criminology - answer Scientific study of crime Evidence - answer Anything that can help prove or disprove a point in question Types Of Evidence - answer [Physical] - Objects - Impressions [Observations] - Weather - Lights on/off [Testimony] - Eye witness - Expert Close Up Photos - answer Allows the viewer to see all evident detail on the item of evidence Sketches - answer Simplest way to represent the scene Polar Coordinates - answer Measure in proximity to something Rectangular Coordinates - answer Have two measurements: an x coordinate and a y coordinate Triangulation - answer (Most complicated but most accurate) Two measuring tapes intersect and create triangles Cross Contamination - answer Unintended movement of material between two or more objects Ethics - answer Well-founded standards of right and wrong that dictate what humans ought to do. Encourage Virtues: honesty, loyalty, compassion Code of Ethics - answer Systematic statement of rules, regulations or laws, developed by a community to promote its values. (ex. employee code of conduct) Why Are Ethics Important? - answer HINT: QUESTION Can povide a set of rules to follow. Can prevent ambiguity. Expert Witness - answer A specialist witness, such as a forensic scientist, who testifies at a trial. 6 C's - answer Contamination Chain of Custody Conflict of Interest Contextual Bias Certainty Confidentiality Impression - answer ____________ evidence happens when any object or material takes on the form of another object though direct physical contact. Electronic - answer Electronic evidence. Latent - answer Any evidence that is not visible without the use of chemical, photographic or electronic development/enhancement. Ex: DNA, palm prints, fingerprints, footprints, tread marks and tire tracks. Trace - answer Evidence that has to be extracted from a other substance and is in Coroner - answer a person whose standard role is to confirm and certify the death of an individual. Has authority of the body and the overall death investigation. Medical Examiners - answer legally appointed medical doctors, usually forensic pathologists, that investigate all unexpected, unexplained and violent deaths. In Canada: Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador In USA: mix of coroner and ME based on region. Rigor Mortis - answer Muscles of the body stiffen due to a chemical reaction. Begins 2-6 hours after death. Livor mortis - answer Blood in the body sinks under gravity, pooling in lower regions. Begins 8-12 hours after death. Algor Mortis - answer Body cools slowly after death until core temperature equals environment. Decomposition - answer When the body breaks down. 2 ways: body's own enzymes (autolysis) or bacteria from in/on the body (putrefaction) Antemortem - answer Before death Perimortem - answer Around time of death Post mortem - answer After death Examples of Sharp Force Trauma - answer Knives, picks, axes, hatchets, machetes. Indicators of suicide: -wounds under clothing -weapon present -wounds at throat, wrists, ankles -body not moves Indicators of homicide: -defensive wounds -no weapon present -usually injuries to vital organs -body moved Search Patterns - answer [Lane/Strip] -Break scene up into lanes [Line Search] -Used in large/outdoors scenes [Circle/Spiral] -Often done with indoor scenes [Zone] -Often used in areas that are already broken up into zones (ex. house, vehicles, etc.) CODIS - answer Combined DNA Index System, used for housing and comparing DNA profiles. (Developed by the FBI)