Deck 5: Forensic Botany

Question 1

Seed plants include two groups:

A)ferns and mosses.
B)liverworts and horsetails.
C)gymnosperms and angiosperms.
D)None of these choices.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The use of both pollen and spores in forensic studies is based on:

A)Baird's principle of exchange.
B)Locard's principle of exchange.
C)Lockhart's principle of exchange.
D)None of these choices.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The stamen consists of two parts: the anther and the:

A)ovule.
B)filament.
C)stigma.
D)pistil.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The largest group of gymnosperms is the:

A)cycads.
B)conifers.
C)ginkgoes.
D)cycads.

Question 5

Angiosperms are diverse and include corn, oaks and maples.How many known species of angiosperms exist?

A)300,000 species known
B)100,000 species known
C)200,000 species known
D)50,000 species known

Question 6

The pistil is the female part of a flower that produces:

A)buds.
B)stems.
C)eggs.
D)petals.

Question 7

In 1993, Dr.David Hall taught forensic botany to CIA trainees.

Question 8

A pollen fingerprint is the:

A)number and type of pollen grains found in a geographical area at a particular time of year.
B)number of pollen grains found in a geographical area at a particular time of year.
C)type of pollen grains found in a geographical area at a particular time of year.
D)None of these choices.

Question 9

The pistil is made up of the:

A)stigma.
B)style.
C)ovary.
D)All of these choices.

Question 10

Animal-pollinated plants have fragrant or showy flowers to attract the animals.

Question 11

By comparing the number and proportion of gills and spores in a drowned person's lungs, it is sometimes possible to determine where he or she drowned.

Question 12

Pollen can be carried by wind, animals, or water.

Question 13

Angiosperms are:

A)flowering plants and they produce seeds within a fruit.
B)evergreen plants and they produce seeds within a cone.
C)flowering plants and they produce seeds within a cone.
D)evergreen plants and they produce seeds within a fruit.

Question 14

The male part of the flower that is responsible for pollen production and dispersal is the:

A)stamen.
B)pistil.
C)stigma.
D)style.

Question 15

The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma within the same flower is known as:

A)cross-pollination.
B)pollination.
C)self-pollination
D)All of these choices.

Question 16

After pollen and spores are processed and chemically extracted from samples in the laboratory, they are examined by forensic ______________________________ using a compound light microscope.

Question 17

The field of forensic palynology is the study of:

A)polymer evidence to help solve criminal cases.
B)cellulose evidence to help solve criminal cases.
C)pollen and spore evidence to help solve criminal cases.
D)None of these choices.

Question 18

A pollen grain is:

A)the male reproductive structure of the seed plant.
B)the female reproductive structure of the seed plant.
C)the male reproductive structure of algae.
D)the female reproductive structure of algae.

Question 19

Dr.Jane Brock, a forensic botanist, had graduate students chew peanut butter, french fries, and chocolate bars to create a lab manual to assist with the identification of foods consumed in a person's last meal.

Question 20

Which term describes the study of tree rings?

A)limnology
B)systematic
C)palynology
D)dendrochronology

Question 21

Sometimes it is possible to determine where a victim drowned by examining the number and proportion of __________________ and __________________ in a drowned person's lungs and body tissues.
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Question 22

Groups of plants that are usually dominated by one species are called:

Question 23

Many conifers produce their seeds within a hard, scaly structure, called a ______________________.

Question 24

At least ten different types of plants from and area's assemblage is called a(n):
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