( ( Decomposers ( in ( the ( desert ecosystem ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( recycle ( ( the nutrients ) ( in ( the ( dead organisms ) ) ) ) ) back ) ( into ( the soil ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Decomposers)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN desert) (NN ecosystem)))) (VP (VB recycle) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS nutrients)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ dead) (NNS organisms)))) (ADVP (RB back)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN soil)))) (. .)))
Decomposers in the desert ecosystem recycle the nutrients in the dead organisms back 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.