( Autotrophs ( ( are ( organisms ( that ( can ( ( ( ( produce ( their ( own food ) ) ) ( by ( consuming ( ( inorganic substances ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( ( ( sunlight , ) minerals ) , ) water ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( while ( heterotrophs ( ( ( ( are ( incapable ( of ( ( converting ( inorganic material ) ) ( to ( energy ( on ( their own ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( must ( consume ( other ( ( plants and ) animals ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Autotrophs)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NNS organisms)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD can) (VP (VB produce) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NN food)) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG consuming) (NP (NP (JJ inorganic) (NNS substances)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NP (NN sunlight)) (, ,) (NP (NNS minerals)) (, ,) (NP (NN water))) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN while) (S (NP (NNS heterotrophs)) (VP (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ incapable) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG converting) (NP (JJ inorganic) (NN material)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (NN energy)) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own)))))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (MD must) (VP (VB consume) (NP (JJ other) (NNS plants) (CC and) (NNS animals))))))))))))) (. .)))
Autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food by consuming inorganic substances (sunlight, minerals, water), while heterotrophs are incapable of converting inorganic material to energy on their own, and must consume other plants and animals.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Organisms)) (ADJP (JJ incapable) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN photosynthesis)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD must) (ADVP (RB therefore)) (VP (VB obtain) (NP (NN energy) (CC and) (NN carbon)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN food))) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG consuming) (NP (JJ other) (NNS organisms))))))))))))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN called) (NP (NNS heterotrophs)))) (. .)))