( ( In ( this scheme ) ) ( ( ( the ( metabolic process ) ) ( of organisms ) ) ( ( begins ( with ( ( the category ) ( called ( ( autotrophs -- ) ( ( self-feeding organisms ) ( that ( can ( ( ( build ( their ( own ( giant molecules ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( such ( as ( ( protein and ) ( nucleic acids ) ) ) ) , ) ) ) ( from ( ( simple ( ( molecules and ) elements ) ) ( such ( as ( ( ( ( ( minerals , ) water ) , ) and ) ( carbon dioxide ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (DT this) (NN scheme))) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ metabolic) (NN process)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS organisms)))) (VP (VBZ begins) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN category)) (VP (VBN called) (NP (NP (NNS autotrophs)) (: --) (NP (NP (JJ self-feeding) (NNS organisms)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD can) (VP (VB build) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (JJ giant) (NNS molecules)) (PRN (, ,) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (NN protein)) (CC and) (NP (JJ nucleic) (NNS acids)))) (, ,)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (JJ simple) (NNS molecules) (CC and) (NNS elements)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (NNS minerals)) (, ,) (NP (NN water)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NN carbon) (NN dioxide)))))))))))))))) (. .)))
In this scheme the metabolic process of organisms begins with the category called autotrophs -- self-feeding organisms that can build their own giant molecules, such as protein and nucleic acids, from simple molecules and elements such as minerals, water, and carbon dioxide.
(ROOT (S (NP (VBG Living) (NNS organisms)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN comprised) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ organic) (NNS compounds)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NNS molecules)) (VP (VBN built) (PP (IN around) (NP (NN carbon)))))))))))) (. .)))