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Which of the following would NOT be helpful in reducing one’s shyness?

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common neurocognitive disorder.

Suppose a lot of machine parts are delivered, where a part is considered acceptable only if it passes tolerance. We check these parts until we find 1 part doesn’t satisfy the tolerance. From experience, the acceptance rate of each part is 0.8. What is the probability of this event, if we checked 10 parts until we got 1 part which didn’t pass ? (You may use a distribution to compute it)  

A company uses a special screw. The company gets screws from three different Manufacturers. If a screw is defective, it will cause damage in production in company. (Note, that the third column in table has conditional probabilities.)   What the probability of the joint event: a defective screw is made by Manufacturer B. If a screw is found to be defective, what is the probability that it came from Manufacturer C.    

Extra credit question (7 points) Identity holds

Why is the rough endoplasmic reticulum “rough”?

Which of the following terms is NOT part of the scientific process?

What is the fundamental structural feature of the cell membrane known as the phospholipid bilayer

What does it mean for a substance to be hydrophilic in the context of biology?

In a solution of salt and water, which component is the SOLUTE?