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	e
CONSUMER	14	18	nw
DECOMPOSER	20	7	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	19	19	n
FOODCHAIN	11	18	nw
FOODWEB	12	19	w
HETEROTROPH	6	3	se
NUTRIENTCYCLE	13	18	nw
PRIMARYPRODUCER	2	18	e
TROPHICLEVEL	12	17	w