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	se
CONSUMER	18	4	s
DECOMPOSER	3	19	e
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	sw
ECOLOGY	19	3	s
FOODCHAIN	17	5	s
FOODWEB	7	8	se
HETEROTROPH	13	1	w
NUTRIENTCYCLE	13	12	nw
PRIMARYPRODUCER	15	18	nw
TROPHICLEVEL	13	3	sw