Question

The body of a murder victim was found along a riverbank in a stand of pure pine trees where no grass or clover grows. On the victim's clothes there were numerous traces of grass and clover pollen as well as pine pollen. Which is the best conclusion? The wooded area is the primary crime scene. The victim was murdered in a pine forest. The riverbank along the pine woods area is most likely a secondary crime scene. The victim's body floated along a grassy riverbank before coming to the pine forest.

Answer 1

The riverbank in the pine forest is likely a secondary crime scene, as grass and clover pollen found on the victim implies the murder happened at a different location with such vegetation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best conclusion from the evidence provided is that the riverbank along the pine woods area is most likely a secondary crime scene. The presence of grass and clover pollen on the victim's clothes, despite being found in a pure pine tree area where no grass or clover grows, suggests that the victim encountered these plants elsewhere. Therefore, it is likely that the murder occurred in a different location that included grass and clover, and the victim's body was subsequently transported to the riverbank in the pine forest.

Answer 2

Answer: the last statement.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the body of the passage in the question above , wooden area was not mentioned in the question , since it was not mentioned, it eliminates every option that states wooden area I.e 1 and 3 statement is wrong.

To add, from the passage, it is not possible for the clovers

to be on the body clothes since there was no clover grown in pine forest and grass this also eliminate the second statement, because its only through the river bank that both the clovers and grass will the body cine in contact with them not in the pine forest.

The best conclusion to the passage is the last option , as it is possible for the body to float along the grassy river bank before coming to the pine forest.