( It ( ( is ( a ( life-cycle term ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT a) (JJ life-cycle) (NN term))) (. .)))
It is a life-cycle term.
(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))))))))))))) (. .)))