( Heterotrophs ( ( are ( organisms ( that ( ( ( ( get ( their food ) ) ( by ( eating it ) ) ) , ) ( as ( opposed ( to ( ( autotrophs , ) ( such ( as ( ( plants , ) ( which ( manufacture ( their ( own food ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Heterotrophs)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NNS organisms)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP get) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN food)) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG eating) (NP (PRP it))))) (, ,) (ADJP (RB as) (VBN opposed) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (NNS autotrophs)) (, ,) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (NNS plants)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBP manufacture) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NN food))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Heterotrophs are organisms that get their food by eating it, as opposed to autotrophs, such as plants, which manufacture their own food.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN heterotroph)) (VP (VBZ eats) (NP (UCP (ADJP (JJ only)) (CC or) (ADVP (RB mainly))) (NNS plants))) (. .)))