Ecology: Energy and Nutrients

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CONSUMER
DECOMPOSER
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID
ECOLOGY
FOODCHAIN
FOODWEB
HETEROTROPH
NUTRIENTCYCLE
PRIMARYPRODUCER
TROPHICLEVEL

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AUTOTROPH	11	11	sw
CONSUMER	18	18	w
DECOMPOSER	3	3	e
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	19	19	n
FOODCHAIN	17	17	w
FOODWEB	18	17	n
HETEROTROPH	8	1	e
NUTRIENTCYCLE	20	7	s
PRIMARYPRODUCER	20	1	sw
TROPHICLEVEL	17	16	n