( Recognizes ( ( ( soil ( , ( air ( , ( water ( , ( and light ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( as ( thing plants ) ) ) ( ( need ( to live ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Recognizes)) (NP (NP (NN soil) (, ,) (NN air) (, ,) (NN water) (, ,) (CC and) (NN light)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NN thing) (NNS plants)))) (VP (VBP need) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB live))))) (. .)))
Recognizes soil, air, water, and light as thing plants need to live.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN nitrogen) (NN cycle)) (VP (VBZ includes) (NP (NP (NN air)) (, ,) (NP (NN soil)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (VBG living) (NNS things)))) (. .)))