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	sw
CONSUMER	4	4	s
DECOMPOSER	19	19	n
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	se
ECOLOGY	3	3	e
FOODCHAIN	14	6	s
FOODWEB	14	5	w
HETEROTROPH	12	13	nw
NUTRIENTCYCLE	16	1	s
PRIMARYPRODUCER	5	1	e
TROPHICLEVEL	16	4	sw