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	12	10	e
DECOMPOSER	3	19	e
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	sw
ECOLOGY	19	3	w
FOODCHAIN	17	5	w
FOODWEB	18	5	s
HETEROTROPH	3	6	s
NUTRIENTCYCLE	5	4	e
PRIMARYPRODUCER	5	15	n
TROPHICLEVEL	6	4	se