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 there has been a drought happens, how will it affect MORE birds.  Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Answer: no

Question: Process:  - Animals eat a lot during good (warm, clear) weather - Animals gain weight - The season changes to one with bad (cold, snowy) weather - Animals find a place to hibernate - Animals enter a type of &#x27;sleep&#x27; (hibernation) - Body processes slow down - The animal&#x27;s heart rate and breathing rate slow - The animal loses weight more slowly than usual - The animal is able to survive not eating or drinking without hurting itself -   Perturbation hypothesis: suppose a smaller amount of water is heated happens, how will it affect HELPING the animal to hibernate properly.  Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Answer: no

Question: Process:  - Water gets into cracks in rocks - The water freezes into ice - The cracks expand - Over time the rocks split - The rocks are now in smaller pieces.  Perturbation hypothesis: suppose the climate gets colder happens, how will it affect LESS or SLOWER weathering occurring.  Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Answer:
yes