Ecology: Energy and Nutrients

AUTOTROPH
CONSUMER
DECOMPOSER
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID
ECOLOGY
FOODCHAIN
FOODWEB
HETEROTROPH
NUTRIENTCYCLE
PRIMARYPRODUCER
TROPHICLEVEL

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AUTOTROPH	16	6	s
CONSUMER	4	18	e
DECOMPOSER	19	3	s
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	ne
ECOLOGY	3	19	n
FOODCHAIN	5	17	e
FOODWEB	9	2	s
HETEROTROPH	17	16	w
NUTRIENTCYCLE	7	13	n
PRIMARYPRODUCER	18	2	sw
TROPHICLEVEL	7	12	ne