- Grass is a kind of green plant
- A shrub is a kind of plant
- So, grass and shrubs are kinds of plants

- Grass and shrubs are kinds of plants
- Green plants are a kind of producer
- Therefore, grass and shrubs are kinds of producers

- A source of something produces that something
- If something is eliminated then the amount of that something decreases
- Hence, if a source of something is eliminated then the amount of that something that is produced decreases

- If a source of something is eliminated then the amount of that something that is produced decreases
- A producer is a source of food energy in an ecosystem
- Hence, if a producer is eliminated then the amount of food energy produced in an ecosystem decreases

- Grass and shrubs are kinds of producers
- If a producer is eliminated then the amount of food energy produced in an ecosystem decreases
- Hence, if grass and shrubs are eliminated then the amount of food energy produced in that ecosystem decreases

- If grass and shrubs are eliminated then the amount of food energy produced in that ecosystem decreases
- Removing something is a kind of method for eliminating something
- So, if grass and shrubs are removed then the amount of food energy produced in that ecosystem decreases

Hence, if grass and shrubs are removed then the amount of food energy produced in that ecosystem decreases
[Question]Which of the following would most likely happen if grasses and shrubs were removed from a rural Massachusetts ecosystem?
[Context]- Green plants are a kind of producer 
- A source of something produces that something 
- Grass is a kind of green plant 
- Removing something is a kind of method for eliminating something 
- If something is eliminated then the amount of that something decreases 
- A producer is a source of food energy in an ecosystem 
- A shrub is a kind of plant