Question

Beavers, large members of the rodent family in North America, are often referred to as "ecosystem/keystone engineers" by wildlife managers. Ecosystem engineers are described as animals that create, alter, or destroy a habitat. Beavers contribute to river ecosystems by bringing down old and dead trees along riverbanks. They use these trees to make their dams. Although these dams are primarily used for protection and food storage, scientists report that these dams change the surrounding environment in different ways. Given this information, in three to five sentences, describe a potential benefit that beavers contribute to the ecosystem as keystone engineers and describe a plausible impact that the removal of beavers could have on the surrounding ecosystem. (4 points)

Answer 1

The potential benefit that beavers contribute to the ecosystem include sources of food and habitat for some animals.

What is an Ecosystem?

This consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact.

The removal of the beavers will allow for more oxygen to be present within the ecosystem as a result of increased plant population.

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