Is a snail a consumer producer or a decomporser?

Answer 1

A snail is primarily considered a consumer, as it feeds on plant material, fungi, and decaying organic matter. Snails play a role in the ecosystem by breaking down and recycling nutrients, but they do not produce their own food like a producer (e.g., plants) or primarily decompose organic matter like decomposers (e.g., fungi and bacteria). Some snails, particularly detritivores, can have decomposer-like roles, but their main classification is as consumers.