( Consumers ( ( are ( organisms ( that ( ( depend ( on ( ( producers or ) ( other consumers ) ) ) ) ( to ( get ( ( ( ( ( ( their food ) , ) energy ) , ) and ) nutrition ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Consumers)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NNS organisms)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP depend) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NNS producers)) (CC or) (NP (JJ other) (NNS consumers)))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB get) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN food)) (, ,) (NP (NN energy)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NN nutrition))))))))))) (. .)))
Consumers are organisms that depend on producers or other consumers to get their food, energy, and nutrition.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Organisms)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP depend) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (JJ other) (NNS organisms)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN food))))))))) (VP (VBP play) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN role)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN consumer)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN food) (NN chain))))))) (. .)))