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	ne
CONSUMER	18	18	w
DECOMPOSER	3	3	s
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	19	19	n
FOODCHAIN	17	17	w
FOODWEB	18	17	n
HETEROTROPH	16	20	w
NUTRIENTCYCLE	4	13	ne
PRIMARYPRODUCER	15	13	w
TROPHICLEVEL	3	2	e