Ecology: Energy and Nutrients

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CONSUMER
DECOMPOSER
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID
ECOLOGY
FOODCHAIN
FOODWEB
HETEROTROPH
NUTRIENTCYCLE
PRIMARYPRODUCER
TROPHICLEVEL

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AUTOTROPH	11	11	s
CONSUMER	12	12	s
DECOMPOSER	3	3	s
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	19	19	w
FOODCHAIN	10	7	sw
FOODWEB	11	6	e
HETEROTROPH	2	5	s
NUTRIENTCYCLE	8	5	e
PRIMARYPRODUCER	19	16	nw
TROPHICLEVEL	9	5	se