( They ( ( ( differ ( from ( ( plants or ) animals ) ) ) ( in ( how ( they ( ( reproduce and ) grow ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBP differ) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNS plants) (CC or) (NNS animals))) (PP (IN in) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VB reproduce) (CC and) (VB grow)))))) (. .)))
They differ from plants or animals in how they reproduce and grow.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (VBG Growing)) (CC and) (NP (NN reproducing))) (VP (VBP occur) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT both) (NNS plants) (CC and) (NNS humans)))) (. .)))
Growing and reproducing occur in both plants and humans.