Because they stain them a florescent colour so that they can shine light on them and they'll glow
I'm not sure how in depth of an answer you need here, but it uses sunlight (or energy from sunlight) to create food (Sugar is the food I think) from carbon dioxide and water. But that is the basics of what happens in Photosynthesis.
I remember the mitochondria breaking down sugars to create energy.
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I think its C.an Herbivore
Minerals
The minerals remain after the rest of the organism decays