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	sw
CONSUMER	10	10	ne
DECOMPOSER	19	19	n
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	se
ECOLOGY	3	3	s
FOODCHAIN	6	11	se
FOODWEB	5	10	ne
HETEROTROPH	16	14	nw
NUTRIENTCYCLE	4	13	n
PRIMARYPRODUCER	15	2	sw
TROPHICLEVEL	1	4	s