( ( Protection ( of ( the ( growing embryo ) ) ) ) ( ( ( is ( especially ( important ( in ( the ( terrestrial environment ) ) ) ) ) ) ( because ( ( ( ( ( ( ( the ( waxy cuticles ) ) , ) stomata ) , ) and ) ( ( vascular ( tissue present ) ) ( in ( mature plants ) ) ) ) ( ( are not ) ( well ( developed ( in ( the ( embryonic plant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Protection)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (VBG growing) (NN embryo)))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB especially) (JJ important) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ terrestrial) (NN environment)))) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ waxy) (NNS cuticles)) (, ,) (NP (NN stomata)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (NN vascular) (NN tissue) (NN present)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ mature) (NNS plants))))) (VP (VBP are) (RB not) (VP (ADVP (RB well)) (VBN developed) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ embryonic) (NN plant)))))))) (. .)))
Protection of the growing embryo is especially important in the terrestrial environment because the waxy cuticles, stomata, and vascular tissue present in mature plants are not well developed in the embryonic plant.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Vascular) (NN tissue)) (VP (VBD allowed) (NP (DT these) (NNS plants)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB grow) (NP (JJR taller)))))) (. .)))