Process: - Dirty dishes are rinsed - Placed into the dishwasher - A detergent is added to the detergent dispenser - The dishwasher is closed - The power is turned on - In about 1.5-2 hours, the dishes are clean - Perturbation hypothesis: suppose more dirty dishes are placed in the dishwasher happens, how will it affect HELPING the dishwasher to clean better. Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Ans: yes

Process: - A plant grows near or on a rock - The plant roots begin to grow - Break apart the rock - The plant acids dissolve parts of the rock - The rocks are broken into more and more pieces - Erosion starts to occur. Perturbation hypothesis: suppose more plants grow on a rock happens, how will it affect less plant acid will dissolve the rock. Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Ans: yes

Process: - A mold spore floats through the air - The spore lands on a piece of bread - The spore grows hyphae into the bread - The mold forms a colony - Sporangiophores grow upward - The mold sends out spores. Perturbation hypothesis: suppose there is a glut of coal happens, how will it affect more mold spores land on bread. Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Ans: no

Process: - There is a fetus in the womb - They are born and are a baby - The baby grows into a child - Puberty turns the child into an adolescent - The adolescent becomes an adult - An adult becomes an elderly person - The elderly person dies. Perturbation hypothesis: suppose the child will become an adolescent happens, how will it affect MORE babies. Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Ans: yes