( And ( energy ( ( is ( what ( ( the plant ) ( needs ( to ( ( grow and ) reproduce ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (CC And) (NP (NN energy)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN plant)) (VP (VBZ needs) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB grow) (CC and) (VB reproduce)))))))) (. .)))
And energy is what the plant needs to grow and reproduce.
(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.