( they ( ( can ( be ( found ( ( ( ( ( ( growing ( in ( filtered sunlight ) ) ) ( on ( patches ( of ( rich soil ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( getting ( their nutrients ) ) ) and ) ( moisture ( through ( their ( underground roots ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN found) (S (VP (VP (VBG growing) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ filtered) (NN sunlight))) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NNS patches)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ rich) (NN soil)))))) (, ,) (VP (VBG getting) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS nutrients))) (CC and) (VP (VBG moisture) (PP (IN through) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ underground) (NNS roots))))))))) (. .)))
they can be found growing in filtered sunlight on patches of rich soil, getting their nutrients and moisture through their underground roots.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Gravitropism)) (VP (VBZ ensures) (SBAR (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNS roots)) (VP (VBP grow) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN soil)))))) (CC and) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNS shoots)) (VP (VBP grow) (PP (IN toward) (NP (NN sunlight)))))))) (. .)))