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	10	10	sw
DECOMPOSER	19	19	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	se
ECOLOGY	3	3	e
FOODCHAIN	1	10	ne
FOODWEB	2	11	n
HETEROTROPH	13	6	sw
NUTRIENTCYCLE	1	12	ne
PRIMARYPRODUCER	1	1	s
TROPHICLEVEL	9	6	e