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	12	12	ne
DECOMPOSER	3	3	s
ECOLOGICALPYRAMID	11	11	nw
ECOLOGY	19	19	w
FOODCHAIN	12	17	ne
FOODWEB	11	18	w
HETEROTROPH	10	17	ne
NUTRIENTCYCLE	3	16	ne
PRIMARYPRODUCER	4	20	e
TROPHICLEVEL	14	17	w