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	4	4	s
DECOMPOSER	19	19	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	se
ECOLOGY	3	3	e
FOODCHAIN	7	7	s
FOODWEB	15	7	w
HETEROTROPH	17	15	n
NUTRIENTCYCLE	14	1	sw
PRIMARYPRODUCER	3	1	e
TROPHICLEVEL	8	9	se