( ( ( ( ( Tell ( the students ) ) ( that ( ( ( plants and ) animals ) ( called ( decomposers ( ( break down ) ( the ( dead body ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( ( recycle ( its nutrients ) ) ( into ( the ( ( soil or ) water ) ) ) ) ( so ( plants ( can ( use ( it ( to ( ( ( grow and ) make ) ( more food ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (VP (VP (VB Tell) (NP (DT the) (NNS students)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNS plants) (CC and) (NNS animals)) (VP (VBD called) (S (NP (NNS decomposers)) (VP (VB break) (PRT (RP down)) (NP (DT the) (JJ dead) (NN body)))))))) (CC and) (VP (VB recycle) (NP (PRP$ its) (NNS nutrients)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN soil) (CC or) (NN water))) (SBAR (IN so) (S (NP (NNS plants)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB use) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB grow) (CC and) (VB make) (NP (JJR more) (NN food))))))))))) (. .)))
Tell the students that plants and animals called decomposers break down the dead body and recycle its nutrients into the soil or water so plants can use it to grow and make more food.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (DT a) (NN forest))) (, ,) (NP (NNS decomposers)) (VP (VBP help) (SBAR (S (NP (JJ other) (NNS organisms)) (VP (VBP survive) (SBAR (S (PP (IN because) (NP (PRP they))) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD put) (NP (NNS nutrients)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN soil))) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNS plants)) (VP (VBP use) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB grow)))))))))))))) (. .)))
In a forest, decomposers help other organisms survive because they they put nutrients into the soil that plants use to grow.