Ecology: Energy and Nutrients

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CONSUMER
DECOMPOSER
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID
ECOLOGY
FOODCHAIN
FOODWEB
HETEROTROPH
NUTRIENTCYCLE
PRIMARYPRODUCER
TROPHICLEVEL

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AUTOTROPH	11	11	ne
CONSUMER	10	10	ne
DECOMPOSER	19	19	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	se
ECOLOGY	3	3	e
FOODCHAIN	6	8	ne
FOODWEB	5	9	se
HETEROTROPH	8	11	ne
NUTRIENTCYCLE	4	6	s
PRIMARYPRODUCER	15	17	nw
TROPHICLEVEL	4	7	se