( Decomposers ( ( are ( living ( things ( that ( ( ( ( break down ) ( dead organisms ) ) and ) ( ( recycle ( their nutrients ) ) ( into ( the soil ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Decomposers)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBG living) (NP (NP (NNS things)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VP (VB break) (PRT (RP down)) (NP (JJ dead) (NNS organisms))) (CC and) (VP (VB recycle) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS nutrients)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN soil)))))))))) (. .)))
Decomposers are living things that break down dead organisms and recycle their nutrients into the soil.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Decomposers)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ important) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN food) (NN chain)))) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VP (VB break) (PRT (RP down)) (NP (JJ dead) (NNS organisms))) (CC and) (VP (VB recycle) (NP (NNS nutrients)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN soil)))))))) (. .)))
Decomposers are important in the food chain because they break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients into the soil.