( ( ( the ( life cycles ) ) ( of organisms ) ) ; )
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT the) (NN life) (NNS cycles)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS organisms))) (: ;)))
the life cycles of organisms;
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Life) (NN cycle)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN span)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN life)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN organism)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (CD one) (NN generation)) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (JJ next))))))))))))) (. .)))