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	e
CONSUMER	12	10	e
DECOMPOSER	3	19	e
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	sw
ECOLOGY	19	3	s
FOODCHAIN	8	13	nw
FOODWEB	9	14	e
HETEROTROPH	9	1	e
NUTRIENTCYCLE	5	15	e
PRIMARYPRODUCER	16	4	sw
TROPHICLEVEL	6	15	ne