When a plant performs photosynthesis, does it behaves as a produser or consumer?

Question

When a plant performs photosynthesis, does it behaves as a produser or consumer?

Answer 1

It is a producer.

Answer 2

Consumer means it is physically eating something. Like humans do with food.

Producers mean they can make their own food from organic compounds.

Photosynthesis is the plants way of getting energy from the sun.

Therefore your answer is producer