Ecology: Energy and Nutrients

AUTOTROPH
CONSUMER
DECOMPOSER
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID
ECOLOGY
FOODCHAIN
FOODWEB
HETEROTROPH
NUTRIENTCYCLE
PRIMARYPRODUCER
TROPHICLEVEL

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AUTOTROPH	11	11	se
CONSUMER	18	4	s
DECOMPOSER	3	19	n
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	sw
ECOLOGY	19	3	s
FOODCHAIN	17	5	s
FOODWEB	17	4	w
HETEROTROPH	8	9	se
NUTRIENTCYCLE	6	1	se
PRIMARYPRODUCER	17	1	w
TROPHICLEVEL	12	9	w