In ecological terms, disturbance is an event such as a storm, fire, or human activity that changes a community, removing organisms and altering resource availability. which of the following statements about the effects of disturbance is correct?

1. a healthy community is in an equilibrium state of balance, with few disturbances.
2. the effects of disturbance on a community are almost always negative.
3. disturbances can create patches of different habitats in a community.

3. Disturbances can create patches of different habitats in a community.

Explanation:

When there is a disturbance, organisms will move to safer environment resulting in the formation new patches of different habitats in a community.

a physical change is being made.

the law of original horizontality explains:   why rocks appear in layers. correct answer: b the law suggests that all rock layers are originally laid down (deposited) horizontally and can later be deformed.   the principle is used by geologists to make assumptions about the relative ages of sedimentary rocks.