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	7	13	n
FOODWEB	13	15	e
HETEROTROPH	9	10	se
NUTRIENTCYCLE	5	15	n
PRIMARYPRODUCER	16	4	sw
TROPHICLEVEL	5	14	ne