Process: - Water evaporates from the ground up to the sky - Water droplets are in clouds - The air gets cold - Water droplets turn into ice crystals - Ice crystals in clouds stick together and become snowflakes. Perturbation hypothesis: suppose The air is less cold happens, how will it affect LESS snow. Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Ans: yes

Process: - You inhale - The air enters the mouth and nose - The diaphragm contracts - Air fills all the sacks in the lungs - Oxygen passes through the sacks into capillaries - The blood is passed to the blood in the capillaries - The blood carries the oxygen to the heart - The heart pumps the oxygenated blood to the body. Perturbation hypothesis: suppose you exercise less frequently happens, how will it affect your blood will flow less effectively. Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Ans: yes

Process: - You place aluminum cans and other products into recycling bins - Your town or a private company collect and transport the aluminum to a recycling facility - The aluminum is sorted and cleaned at the central recycling facility - The aluminum is melted down to remove coatings and inks - The melted aluminum is formed into large formations called ingots - The ingots are transported to another facility and rolled out to make them easier to manipulate - The ingots can now be turned into new aluminum products. Perturbation hypothesis: suppose people recycle more happens, how will it affect less aluminum formed into ingots. Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Ans: yes

Process: - Blood sugar levels increase after a meal - Cells in the pancreas release insulin - Insulin causes the body to absorb glucose from the blood - Blood sugar goes back to normal - Blood sugar is too low - The amount of insulin goes down - Cells in the pancreas release glucagon - The liver turns stored glycogen into glucose - The liver releases the glucose into the blood - Blood sugar goes back to normal. Perturbation hypothesis: suppose being on a no carbohydrate diet happens, how will it affect MORE regulation of blood sugar level being needed. Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Ans: yes