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	w
CONSUMER	10	12	w
DECOMPOSER	19	3	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	ne
ECOLOGY	3	19	n
FOODCHAIN	10	14	e
FOODWEB	2	20	n
HETEROTROPH	13	12	nw
NUTRIENTCYCLE	8	16	e
PRIMARYPRODUCER	19	5	sw
TROPHICLEVEL	9	16	ne