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	9	20	w
CONSUMER	18	18	n
DECOMPOSER	3	3	e
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	19	19	n
FOODCHAIN	17	17	n
FOODWEB	17	18	w
HETEROTROPH	2	6	se
NUTRIENTCYCLE	13	4	sw
PRIMARYPRODUCER	13	15	n
TROPHICLEVEL	2	2	s