Ecology: Energy and Nutrients

AUTOTROPH
CONSUMER
DECOMPOSER
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID
ECOLOGY
FOODCHAIN
FOODWEB
HETEROTROPH
NUTRIENTCYCLE
PRIMARYPRODUCER
TROPHICLEVEL

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AUTOTROPH	16	12	sw
CONSUMER	11	5	w
DECOMPOSER	19	3	s
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	ne
ECOLOGY	13	3	w
FOODCHAIN	5	17	n
FOODWEB	5	18	ne
HETEROTROPH	16	8	sw
NUTRIENTCYCLE	2	14	ne
PRIMARYPRODUCER	2	3	s
TROPHICLEVEL	3	13	n