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	nw
CONSUMER	4	18	n
DECOMPOSER	19	3	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	ne
ECOLOGY	3	19	n
FOODCHAIN	14	9	nw
FOODWEB	15	10	sw
HETEROTROPH	18	10	sw
NUTRIENTCYCLE	19	5	sw
PRIMARYPRODUCER	5	18	ne
TROPHICLEVEL	18	6	s