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	18	18	n
DECOMPOSER	14	9	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	19	19	w
FOODCHAIN	17	17	n
FOODWEB	17	18	w
HETEROTROPH	16	20	w
NUTRIENTCYCLE	15	1	w
PRIMARYPRODUCER	4	19	ne
TROPHICLEVEL	14	1	sw