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title: "SEC5: Human Impacts on Ecosystems (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SEC5
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SEC5
subject: science
grades:
  - high-school
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# SEC5: Human Impacts on Ecosystems

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information on the impact of natural and anthropogenic activities on ecological systems.

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

## Expectations

- **SEC5.a**: Analyze and interpret data on the ecological impacts of sustainable and non-sustainable use of natural resources and predict the cause and effect of unsustainable use of natural resources on ecosystems.
- **SEC5.b**: Construct an argument based on evidence to predict the impact of climate change on an ecosystem.
- **SEC5.c**: Construct an argument based on evidence of the consequences of habitat fragmentation and habitat loss on biodiversity in relation to island biogeography.
- **SEC5.d**: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate mitigation strategies to reduce the impacts of nonsustainable activities on Georgia ecosystems.

## 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.