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title: "SBO3: Georgia Ecoregions and Plant Communities (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SBO3
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SBO3
subject: science
grades:
  - high-school
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# SBO3: Georgia Ecoregions and Plant Communities

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to describe Georgia’s major physiographic ecoregions, their representative natural plant communities, and their conservation.

- Subject: Science
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SBO3.a**: Analyze and interpret data using taxonomic keys to identify and compare the major plant forms that dominate natural plant communities growing in aquatic and terrestrial habitats and the ecosystems they support in Georgia.
- **SBO3.b**: Construct an argument based on evidence of the impact of non-native invasive plants on Georgia’s natural communities.
- **SBO3.c**: Construct explanations of the factors that cause plants to become endangered and design solutions to prevent extinction.
- **SBO3.d**: Design a solution to create sustainable plant communities within Georgia’s ecoregions and reduce negative human impact. (Clarification statement: Solutions to creating sustainable plant communities include, but are not limited to, restoration and reintroduction science, propagation methods, and habitat management.)

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.