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	se
CONSUMER	3	10	s
DECOMPOSER	11	14	e
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	ne
ECOLOGY	3	19	e
FOODCHAIN	17	14	nw
FOODWEB	3	9	ne
HETEROTROPH	9	2	se
NUTRIENTCYCLE	12	19	nw
PRIMARYPRODUCER	1	4	se
TROPHICLEVEL	8	12	ne