( PLants ( ( ( ( ( absorb ( the water ) ) ( from ( ( the soil ) ( -LRB- ( ( through ( their roots ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( then ( ( ( ( release it ) back ) ( into ( the atmosphere ) ) ) ( by ( transpiration ( -LRB- ( ( evaporation ( from ( the leaves ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS PLants)) (VP (VP (VBP absorb) (NP (DT the) (NN water)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN soil)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (PP (IN through) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS roots))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))) (CC and) (VP (ADVP (RB then)) (VBP release) (NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP back)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN atmosphere))) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (NN transpiration)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NP (NN evaporation)) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (NNS leaves)))) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))) (. .)))
PLants absorb the water from the soil (through their roots) and then release it back into the atmosphere by transpiration (evaporation from the leaves).
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Transpiration)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (NN plant) (NNS roots)) (VP (VP (VB absorb) (NP (JJ liquid) (NN water))) (CC and) (VP (VB release) (NP (NN water) (NN vapor)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN atmosphere)))))))) (. .)))