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The Beatles chew on the stems of mosquito shrubs, forcing the shrubs to grow new branches every Spring. The trees take up more nutrients from the soil to support the new growth. This means there are fewer nutrients for other plants, such as grasses. Partly due to the action of the beetle, the desert has changed from mostly grasses to mostly mosquito shrubs over the last 150 years. How would you classify this beetle in terms of its role in the ecosystem? Explain your answer.

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Answer:

ecosystem engineers

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because they changed the desert from mostly grasses to mostly mosquito shrubs over the last 150 years

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