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(01.03 LC)Which of the following would be considered individual evidence?

(01.06 MC)An eyewitness is held in the interrogation room for seven hours during questioning. Which of the following can motivate a person to give a false confession during an extremely lengthy interrogation process?

(01.01 HC)Carlos is trying to determine how music affects the growth of bean plants. He hypothesizes that classical music will cause a plant to grow at a higher rate than no music or rap music. He grows nine bean plants in similar lighting, temperature, and soil conditions. Three are exposed to classical music 24 hours a day, three are exposed to rap music 24 hours a day, and three are grown in complete silence. Carlos measures the growth of the plants every day and finds that the plants all seem to have the same rate of growth.What can you infer is missing from Carlos’s scientific investigation?

(03.06 LC)A forensic analysis technique that identifies the difference between a single nucleotide at specific locations is called ________.

(02.04 MC)If a strand of hair has a Medulla Index is 23, which species would it most likely come from?

  (03.04 MC)Which of the following describes an incident in which a mutation in DNA can be helpful to forensic scientists?

  (03.05 MC)Restriction enzymes break down DNA into fragments. How do forensic scientists use these DNA fragments?

(03.06 LC)Which statement about SNP analysis is true?

(03.05 MC)Which of the following scenarios describes a common use of electrophoresis in a forensic investigation?

(03.05 MC)In what process are restriction enzymes needed?