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	s
CONSUMER	18	18	n
DECOMPOSER	5	11	se
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	19	19	n
FOODCHAIN	17	17	n
FOODWEB	10	18	w
HETEROTROPH	3	18	ne
NUTRIENTCYCLE	20	18	n
PRIMARYPRODUCER	15	11	w
TROPHICLEVEL	20	12	nw