( ( ( ( ( ( As ( ( the ( water temperatures ) ) ( decrease ( during ( ( ( the ( winter months ) ) , ) ( bass ( become ( more sluggish ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( their metabolism ) ( slows down ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( they ( require ( less food ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (NP (DT the) (NN water) (NNS temperatures)) (VP (VB decrease) (PP (IN during) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN winter) (NNS months)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NN bass)) (VP (VBN become) (S (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ sluggish)))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN metabolism)) (VP (VBZ slows) (PRT (RP down)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP require) (NP (JJR less) (NN food)))) (. .)))
As the water temperatures decrease during the winter months, bass become more sluggish, their metabolism slows down, and they require less food.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN As) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN temperature)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN water) (NNS decreases))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN water) (NNS molecules)) (VP (VB slow) (PRT (RP down))) (. .)))