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	w
CONSUMER	10	10	w
DECOMPOSER	19	19	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	se
ECOLOGY	3	3	s
FOODCHAIN	18	13	n
FOODWEB	18	14	nw
HETEROTROPH	16	11	n
NUTRIENTCYCLE	20	9	s
PRIMARYPRODUCER	2	20	e
TROPHICLEVEL	20	15	nw