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	nw
CONSUMER	4	18	e
DECOMPOSER	19	3	s
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	ne
ECOLOGY	3	19	n
FOODCHAIN	5	17	e
FOODWEB	4	17	n
HETEROTROPH	5	20	e
NUTRIENTCYCLE	16	19	nw
PRIMARYPRODUCER	5	19	e
TROPHICLEVEL	18	15	nw