in a freshwater ecosystem ducks and snails eat grass and algae the snails are eaten by mice and Ducks a fox will eat mice but also duck

Question

from this description how would you describe the mice

producer
secondary consumer
primary consumer
apex predator

Answer 1

The mice in this ecosystem would be considered secondary consumers, as they feed on the primary consumers (snails) and are in turn preyed upon by the apex predator (fox).