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	s
CONSUMER	10	12	s
DECOMPOSER	19	3	s
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	ne
ECOLOGY	3	19	e
FOODCHAIN	10	9	w
FOODWEB	11	9	sw
HETEROTROPH	9	12	ne
NUTRIENTCYCLE	12	7	w
PRIMARYPRODUCER	1	18	ne
TROPHICLEVEL	16	2	w