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	4	4	e
DECOMPOSER	19	19	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	se
ECOLOGY	3	3	e
FOODCHAIN	5	5	e
FOODWEB	4	5	s
HETEROTROPH	11	6	sw
NUTRIENTCYCLE	19	4	s
PRIMARYPRODUCER	5	16	ne
TROPHICLEVEL	19	5	sw