( Decomposers ( ( are ( ( ( a ( special type ) ) ( of consumer ) ) ( that ( ( ( ( absorb food ) ( from ( decaying ( dead ( ( plants and ) animals ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( ( break them ) down ) ( into ( ( ( ( ( minerals , ) nutrients ) , ) and ) ( rich soil ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Decomposers)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ special) (NN type)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN consumer))) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VP (VB absorb) (NP (NN food)) (PP (IN from) (S (VP (VBG decaying) (NP (JJ dead) (NNS plants) (CC and) (NNS animals)))))) (CC and) (VP (VB break) (NP (PRP them)) (PRT (RP down)) (PP (IN into) (NP (NP (NNS minerals)) (, ,) (NP (NNS nutrients)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (JJ rich) (NN soil)))))))))) (. .)))
Decomposers are a special type of consumer that absorb food from decaying dead    plants and animals and break them down into minerals, nutrients, and rich 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.