Forensic Entemology
Pick the BEST POSSIBLE answer.
1. ToD refers to:
a) Temperature at Death
b) Thoughts on Death
c) Tendency of Doctors
d) Time of Death
2. Entomologists rely on _______________ of the insects to determine ToD.
a) death
b) succession
c) colour
d) weight
3. Which factor was NOT mentioned as being taken into consideration when determining ToD?
a) Barometric pressure
b) Wind speed
c) Precipitation
d) Cloud cover
4. Photographs of the corpse should include:
a) the terrain
b) the vegetation
c) the insects on the body
d) all of the above
5. The Clown beetle goes through ____ larval stage developments
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
6. When collecting insect specimens from the corpse, how many should be kept alive rather than preserved?
a) Some
b) All
c) Most
d) None
Which Came First? (2pts each)
Assuming that all of the insects read the pertaining lesson, and came in the order they are supposed to, name the insect that should be arriving to the corpse first.
7. Spider beetle, Carrion beetle, Clown beetle
8. Flesh fly, House fly, Blowfly
9. Flesh fly, Clothes Moth, Field Cricket
10. Burying beetle, Rove beetle, Carrion beetle
11. Pupa, Newly hatched fly, Egg
12. 3rd stage larvae, Spider beetle, Field Cricket
13. 2nd stage larvae, Pupa, Spider Beetle
True or False (1pt each)
14. The carpet beetle is one of the first beetles to arrive to the corpse.
False
15. Clothes moths are nocturnal.
True
16. Once you've collected the insects, weather temperature is not needed.
False
17. Rove beetles can be used to detect the presence of drugs.
False
1. ToD refers to:
a) Temperature at Death
b) Thoughts on Death
c) Tendency of Doctors
d) Time of Death
2. Entomologists rely on _______________ of the insects to determine ToD.
a) death
b) succession
c) colour
d) weight
3. Which factor was NOT mentioned as being taken into consideration when determining ToD?
a) Barometric pressure
b) Wind speed
c) Precipitation
d) Cloud cover
4. Photographs of the corpse should include:
a) the terrain
b) the vegetation
c) the insects on the body
d) all of the above
5. The Clown beetle goes through ____ larval stage developments
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
6. When collecting insect specimens from the corpse, how many should be kept alive rather than preserved?
a) Some
b) All
c) Most
d) None
Which Came First? (2pts each)
Assuming that all of the insects read the pertaining lesson, and came in the order they are supposed to, name the insect that should be arriving to the corpse first.
7. Spider beetle, Carrion beetle, Clown beetle
8. Flesh fly, House fly, Blowfly
9. Flesh fly, Clothes Moth, Field Cricket
10. Burying beetle, Rove beetle, Carrion beetle
11. Pupa, Newly hatched fly, Egg
12. 3rd stage larvae, Spider beetle, Field Cricket
13. 2nd stage larvae, Pupa, Spider Beetle
True or False (1pt each)
14. The carpet beetle is one of the first beetles to arrive to the corpse.
False
15. Clothes moths are nocturnal.
True
16. Once you've collected the insects, weather temperature is not needed.
False
17. Rove beetles can be used to detect the presence of drugs.
False