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	ne
CONSUMER	18	18	n
DECOMPOSER	3	3	e
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	14	19	nw
FOODCHAIN	15	15	n
FOODWEB	9	1	e
HETEROTROPH	10	9	se
NUTRIENTCYCLE	12	19	nw
PRIMARYPRODUCER	1	19	e
TROPHICLEVEL	6	13	ne