Do biologist jobs also prefer to hire those with environmental engineering degrees?

I've heard that an environmental engineering major can do anything an environmental science major can do and more. Looking at job postings this seems true since every environmental scientist position also accepts environmental engineers.

Does this apply to biologist positions as well? The job postings only mention biology type majors and require experience and knowledge in biology. At least in my school, environmental engineering is so tight you may graduate with only 1 or 2 biology credits that are at the first year level.

Despite this, are environmental engineers still preferred for these positions? Intuitively it doesn't make much sense, but I'm not aware of the hiring process of these companies.