Helping and hurting

BACTERIA
BENEFIT
COMMENSALISM
ECOSYSTEM
FUNGI
HARMED
HELPFUL
HOST
MUTUALISM
NUTRIENTS
ORGANISM
PARASITE
PARISITISM
RELATIONSHIP
SYMBIOSIS

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Word	X	Y	Direction
BACTERIA	9	4	sw
BENEFIT	7	14	e
COMMENSALISM	8	8	ne
ECOSYSTEM	6	10	e
FUNGI	15	4	s
HARMED	3	3	s
HELPFUL	3	3	e
HOST	3	2	e
MUTUALISM	4	12	e
NUTRIENTS	7	9	e
ORGANISM	3	13	e
PARASITE	15	11	w
PARISITISM	2	1	s
RELATIONSHIP	12	1	w
SYMBIOSIS	12	4	w