Question: Process:  - A bird lays eggs in a nest - The parent(s) incubate the eggs - The eggs hatch - The mother (and sometimes the father) bird take care of the baby birds - The baby birds grow up and get their flight feathers - The young birds learn to fly and leave the nest - The adult birds find mates and mate.  Perturbation hypothesis: suppose Predator tries to eat more eggs happens, how will it affect Nest warms more..  Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Answer: yes

Question: Process:  - Take out an ice cube tray - Fill the tray with water from the faucet - Put the ice cube tray in the freezer - Wait for several hours - The water will freeze and become ice - Remove the ice cube tray from the freezer - Remove the ice cubes from the tray.  Perturbation hypothesis: suppose not needing too much ice happens, how will it affect MORE ice cubes being made.  Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Answer: yes

Question: Process:  - A male and female bird mate - The female lays eggs - The eggs are incubated by the parents, by sitting on them, for weeks - The bird hatches from an egg - The parents feed them as the continue to grow - Develop flight feathers - The parents teach them to fly - After learning to fly they leave the nest to live on their own - The next year they breed beginning the cycle again -   Perturbation hypothesis: suppose female bird goes to full term in her pregnancy happens, how will it affect MORE birds.  Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Answer:
yes