Week 13: Entomology & Wildlife Forensics
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______________________ is the study of insect species including their biology, lifecycles, and relationships with their environment and other organisms.
29Botany
Entomology
Anthropology
Etymology
- Q1
______________________ is the study of insect species including their biology, lifecycles, and relationships with their environment and other organisms.
Botany
Entomology
Anthropology
Etymology
30s - Q2
All of the following are areas of forensic entomology investigations EXCEPT FOR:
Urban Context/Housing
Medicolegal Applications
Agricultural Crop Research
Stored Product Infestations
30s - Q3
A termite infestation creating an unsafe apartment structure, would be an investigation related to what area of forensic entomology?
Stored Products
Crop Research
Medicolegal Application
Urban Contexts
30s - Q4
An infestation of biscuit beetles found in grain silos would be an investigation, most fitting under what category of investigation in forensic entomology?
Stored Products
Urban Contexts
Crop Research
Medicolegal Application
30s - Q5
Due to their high protein content and nutritional benefits, some experts suggests that Americans and Northern Europeans eat what, which is not commonly consumed among their citizens?
insects
horses
beans
beef
30s - Q6
The historical story featured in a book entitled, The Washing Away of Wrongs, discusses a murder solved by flies being attracted to a weapon. What country does this 1247 book derive from?
Kenya
England
Israel
China
30s - Q7
This type of time of death, refers to when a person actually died.
legal time of death
estimated time of death
pronouncement time of death
physiological time of death
30s - Q8
This type of time of death refers to when a person is confirmed deceased and may or may not be when that person precisely died.
mechanical time of death
legal or pronouncement time of death
estimated time of death
physiological time of death
30s - Q9
This type of time of death may be given as a range based on evidence collected and analyzed.
physiological time of death
legal/pronounced time of death
medicolegal time of death
estimated time of death
30s - Q10
This refers to a range of date and/or times that a person likely died.
Window of death
Door of death
Legal time of death
Physiological time of death
30s - Q11
___________ refer to insects that are present on a body in order to feed only on dead tissues.
Omnivores
Opportunists
Predators
Necrophages
30s - Q12
This term refers to insects that are present on a body to only feed upon necrophagic insects.
Necrophages
Opportunists
Omnivores
Predators
30s - Q13
This type of insect is present on a body to both feed upon dead tissue and other insects present.
Necrophages
Omnivores
Opportunists
Predators
30s - Q14
This type of insect present on a body, is only coincidentally there due to the surroundings being its natural environment.
Opportunists
Necrophages
Predators
Omnivores
30s - Q15
While in their larval stages, a blowfly will go through how many phases, which are also called instars?
4
1
3
6
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