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	4	18	e
DECOMPOSER	19	3	s
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	ne
ECOLOGY	3	19	e
FOODCHAIN	5	17	e
FOODWEB	4	17	ne
HETEROTROPH	4	11	ne
NUTRIENTCYCLE	1	16	ne
PRIMARYPRODUCER	1	5	s
TROPHICLEVEL	4	15	n