( They ( ( ( ( are ( important decomposers ) ) , ) ( ( ( ( breaking down ) ( ( ( ( organic materials ) , ) ( such ( as ( dead ( ( leaves and ) animals ) ) ) ) ) , ) ) and ) ( ( ( helping ( the detritivores ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( animals ( that ( feed ( on ( decomposing material ) ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ( to ( obtain ( their nutrients ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (JJ important) (NNS decomposers)) (, ,) (S (VP (VP (VBG breaking) (PRT (RP down)) (NP (NP (JJ organic) (NNS materials)) (, ,) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (JJ dead) (NNS leaves) (CC and) (NNS animals))) (, ,))) (CC and) (VP (VBG helping) (NP (DT the) (NNS detritivores)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NP (NNS animals)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP feed) (PP (IN on) (S (VP (VBG decomposing) (NP (NN material))))))))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB obtain) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS nutrients))))))))) (. .)))
They are important decomposers, breaking down organic materials, such as dead leaves and animals, and helping the detritivores (animals that feed on decomposing material) to obtain their nutrients.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Detritivores)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS decomposers)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP consume) (NP (NP (JJ dead) (NNS leaves)) (, ,) (NP (NN animal) (NNS feces)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (JJ other) (JJ organic) (NN debris)) (VP (VBN collected) (PP (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN ground))) (CC or) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN bottom)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN water)))))))))))))))) (. .)))