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(ROOT (S (S (SBAR (IN Since) (S (NP (DT the) (NN fungus)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (DT no) (NN chlorophyll))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB make) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ own) (NN food))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VP (VBZ does) (NP (NN act)) (PP (IN like) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (JJ sponge) (CC and) (JJ absorbs)) (NN water)))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ holds) (NP (PRP it))))) (. .)))
Since the fungus has no chlorophyll, it cannot make its own food, but it does act like a sponge and absorbs water and holds it.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Fungi)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (JJ eukaryotic) (NNS organisms)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB make) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NN food)))) (CC and) (VP (VBP do) (RB not) (ADVP (RB technically)) (VP (VB eat)))))))) (. .)))