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	e
CONSUMER	4	18	e
DECOMPOSER	19	3	w
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	ne
ECOLOGY	3	19	e
FOODCHAIN	10	9	sw
FOODWEB	11	8	n
HETEROTROPH	7	17	e
NUTRIENTCYCLE	6	15	ne
PRIMARYPRODUCER	20	7	w
TROPHICLEVEL	12	9	w