Ecology: Energy and Nutrients

AUTOTROPH
CONSUMER
DECOMPOSER
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID
ECOLOGY
FOODCHAIN
FOODWEB
HETEROTROPH
NUTRIENTCYCLE
PRIMARYPRODUCER
TROPHICLEVEL

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AUTOTROPH	4	9	ne
CONSUMER	4	17	e
DECOMPOSER	19	19	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	se
ECOLOGY	3	3	s
FOODCHAIN	17	15	n
FOODWEB	11	1	w
HETEROTROPH	9	7	se
NUTRIENTCYCLE	4	16	e
PRIMARYPRODUCER	4	5	s
TROPHICLEVEL	5	16	ne