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	n
CONSUMER	10	10	n
DECOMPOSER	19	19	n
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	se
ECOLOGY	3	3	e
FOODCHAIN	4	10	se
FOODWEB	3	9	s
HETEROTROPH	15	13	n
NUTRIENTCYCLE	4	8	se
PRIMARYPRODUCER	4	19	n
TROPHICLEVEL	5	9	s