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	s
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	19	19	w
FOODCHAIN	17	17	n
FOODWEB	17	18	w
HETEROTROPH	19	16	n
NUTRIENTCYCLE	4	9	s
PRIMARYPRODUCER	5	16	ne
TROPHICLEVEL	4	15	ne