( ( Single organisms ) ( ( have ( certain characteristics ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Single) (NNS organisms)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (JJ certain) (NNS characteristics))) (. .)))
Single organisms have certain characteristics.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (JJ Single-celled) (NNS organisms) (CC and) (NN multicellular) (NNS organisms)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (DT this)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ common)))))) (: :) (S (NP (DT both)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (DT a) (NN way) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB get) (ADJP (JJ rid)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN waste) (NNS materials))))))))) (. .)))