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	18	4	w
DECOMPOSER	3	19	e
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	sw
ECOLOGY	19	3	s
FOODCHAIN	17	5	w
FOODWEB	18	5	s
HETEROTROPH	7	20	e
NUTRIENTCYCLE	4	2	s
PRIMARYPRODUCER	15	2	w
TROPHICLEVEL	4	3	se