____ is a branch of zoology that deals with insects

What kind of development is this?

____ is one of the most important factors impacting insect development.

A bunch of fly eggs is known as a

The term “tropic” means having to do with the process of

The family that includes the most important and common carrion-visiting species is:

Calliphorid adults have been known to arrive at carrion within how long a carcass exposure?

Urban entomology is insects in the human

Urban pests may produce problems for the forensic investigator because their feeding and scavenging may produce antemortem, perimortem, or postmortem artifacts that may be misinterpreted as ___

What area of forensic entomology focuses on the insects that inhabit decomposing human and animal remains?

What is the time from when the adult female found a corpse and oviposited on it, to when the corpse was found known as?

Generally, we see the first adults within an hour after death, but can be as quickly as ____ seconds.

Maggots will migrate away from the body, burrow in the soil, and become

What are the life stages of the fly in order from beginning to end

The point at which an insect will stop developing its called its ____ (two words), which is different for every insect species.

The word “forensics” actually means

Which of these is a goal of forensic science, according to your reading?

What is the primary responsibility of a forensic scientist?

Which of these best describes the phrase “contrite fallibilism?”

Who doing the term criminalistics

The phrase is a simplified version of Locard’s Exchange Principle

Which of these scientists is responsible for developing the first classification system for fingerprints?

The classification of the crime scene labels the site of the original or first criminal activity as what?

Duties of the first responder consist of which of the following?

It is important to keep potential suspects from re-entering a crime scene after it has been secured to prevent any ___ from happening

When must documentation on found items be done?

The only thing consistent about crime scenes

The major goal of working a crime scene is:

What is evidence?

In the absence of a ____, the ____ is considered the trier of fact in a court case.

According to the court, what is science?

What is the key to a good hypothesis

The first step of the scientific method involves:

The ___ is considered the trier of fact in a court case

A grand jury is empowered to:

What is an exemplar

In general, when is most evidence likely to have been analyzed by forensic scientists

____ evidence is a type of evidence whose presence at the scene includes a person as a source

_____ evidence is a type of evidence whose presence at the scene can exclude a person as a source

You illegally search a scene, and find hair and fibers that lead you to a particular car with a murder weapon. During trial, the murder weapon is removed from evidence. Why?

What is known as the blueprint of life? (Spell it out)

DNA stands for

What are the bases used in DNA?

Base pairs are bonded together by ____ bonds.

Genes direct the production of a specific

What does RNA stand for?

What is the result of a gene being expressed?

What is the enzyme that breaks just the hydrogen bonds associated with a certain gene so that RNA can “zip” in?

The nucleus is the only place in a cell in which DNA can be found

What does PCR stand for?

____ take amino acids and knit them together into proteins

What does STR stand for?

The chance that you and your sibling inherited the exact same thing form your parents at any given spot in your DNA is ____

fraternal twins are essentially siblings who happen to be born at the exact same time. How much of their DNA do they share?

______ is the study of the effects of poisons, including the properties, action, toxicity, and fatal doses of poisons

A ____ is any substance that, when administered in a living body, will produce ill health or death

Who is the father of forensic toxicology

Things that have no known benefit are not considered drugs, instead they are ............ .....................

What is the study of humans and non-human primates in their biological, evolutionary, and demographic dimensions?

Forensic anthropology deals with the interpretation of ___ evidence, and the affect that lifestyle has on long term human remains.

When did the FBI open the crime lab specializing in forensic anthropology?

What is the study of the molecular mechanisms of bone development, regeneration, remodeling, and degeneration associated with age and pathology?

What type of cells do bones originate from

What is the name of the region of constant cartilage?

The structures of the skeletal system include the ___, the _____, and the ______

What is another name for the study of the human skeleton (closely related to Forensic Anthropology)?

What are bands of tissue that connect two or more bones?

What connects muscle to bone?

After what age do bones start to deteriorate overall?

What cranial suture goes over the crown of the head?

What is the name for a severe decline in bone density?

Rather than using the skull, the ____ is a better bone to use to determine the sex of a skeleton.

All humans have the same number of bones, regardless of sex, race, or age.

The three basic forms of fingerprint patterns are ___, _____, and ____

The three basic forms of fingerprinting patterns are ____, ____, and _____

The ............... at which a combustion reaction occurs will determine whether the fire is termed a "fire" or "explosion"

Fire is a rapid oxidation process that produces ____ and _____

The simplified fire triangle includes

The _____ point is the tempature at which the liquid will produce vapors that will sustain combustion for at least 5 seconds

The temperature at which a liquid gives off sufficient vapor to form an ignitable mixture at its surface is called the ____ point.

The presence of .......... will determine if a combustion reaction was complete or incomplete

The presence of .......... will determine if a combustion reaction was complete or incomplete

What are the following aspects of the natural cycle of fire in logical order.

The four categories of fire cause are

Using fire to cover up the cause of another crime is a form of

The greatest amount of charring in a fire occurs at the ____ area of burning.

In a traditional light bulb, the swell of the glass in response to heat will point ____ the heat source.

Victims of spontaneous human combustion have been shown to usually be