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Checking Your Understanding 1.2

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Perspectives 1.2 Checking Your Understanding Questions

  1. Identify the essential components of a system diagram.
  2. Outline the difference between a transfer and a transformation.
  3. Explain why Biosphere 2 is considered a closed system.
  4. Outline the Gaia Hypothesis.
  5. State examples of systems on at least three different scales.
  6. Explain the role of negative feedback loops in an open system. Include a definition of a negative feedback loop.
  7. Explain the role of positive feedback loops in leading to a tipping point in a named system.
  8. Outline a regime shift with an example.
  9. Explain why emergent properties in a system may not be predicted by a model.
  10. Explain the factors that might impact the resilience of a system, using an example.
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