( There ( ( is ( ( ( no ( such thing ) ) ( as ( ( meiosis or ) syngamy ) ) ) ( in prokaryotes ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT no) (JJ such) (NN thing)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNS meiosis) (CC or) (NN syngamy))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNS prokaryotes))))) (. .)))
There is no such thing as meiosis or syngamy in prokaryotes .
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Prokaryotes)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN living) (NNS things)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB evolve) (PP (IN on) (NP (NN earth))))))))) (. .)))