What might a forensic scientist be asked to do in a murder trial?
Identify whose blood is on the murder weapon
Testify to the mental state of the accused
Talk about the illegal accounting practices of the victim
Explain what the victim was doing the day before the crime
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A young girl is missing, and investigators find a stained article of clothing where she was last seen. Testing the stain can tell investigators if the stain was:
Twenty days old
Animal blood
An accidental spill.
Caused by the killer.
3. Multiple Choice
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What is forensic science?
When scientists improve plants by using DNA
The use of science in growing trees
Any legal action that requires a police investigation
When science is used for the purposes of the law
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When a forensic scientist provides information in a criminal trial, the facts he or she presents are based on:
Eyewitness accounts.
Educated guesses.
Circumstantial evidence.
Scientific investigation.
5. Multiple Choice
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Mrs. Woodley is missing and police want her DN The best place for them to find it is in Mrs. Woodley�s:
Tennis shoes.
Dishes.
Hair brush.
Bank account statements.
6. Multiple Choice
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What expert would be called upon to examine the skeletal remains that police found in the woods?
Ballistics expert
Forensic anthropologist
Judge
Forensic profiler
7. Multiple Choice
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A house burned to the ground with one victim inside. What is the BEST way for forensic scientists to identify the victim?
Eyewitness account
Blood analysis
Teeth
Personal documents
8. Multiple Choice
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A skeleton is found buried at a campsite. What can examination of the skeleton tell investigators about the victim?
Race and gender
Occupation and income
Height and weight at the time of death
Ethnicity and religion
9. Multiple Choice
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If you earned a degree as a forensic scientist, you would MOST LIKELY find a job:
In a school.
With the FBI.
On a television show.
With a software manufacturer.
10. Multiple Choice
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What is done by a medical examiner to determine the cause of death?