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A bog is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material. A marsh is a type of wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, cat tails, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water. A marsh is different from a swamp, which has a greater proportion of open water surface, which is generally deeper than a marsh A bog can be referred to as a swamp while a marsh technically can not. Also the acidic waters of a bog distinguish it as being different than a marsh.
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How do many bog plants import nutrients into their environment?
they eat the food off the bottom of the bog
What is the smallest wetland ever?
The smallest wetland would likely be a small pond or marsh covering just a few square meters. Wetlands are defined by the presence of water, so even a small area that stays consistently wet can be considered a wetland.
As the air temperature decreases which will begin to freeze first a freshwater marsh or a saltwater marsh?
A freshwater marsh
What is the difference between 'collenchyma' and 'chlorenchyma'?
Difference between collenchyma and chlorenchyma
How is bog iron made?
Bog iron forms when iron compounds in water react with organic matter and oxygen in a bog environment. Over time, iron precipitates out of the water as solid particles or layers, creating bog iron deposits. These deposits can be harvested and smelted to extract iron for use in various applications.
What is a wet area such as a swamp or a marsh called?
A bog. a bog
What is wet spongy ground?
Bog , marsh ,
What is a wet land where vegetation grow?
A marsh or bog
Is bog a greeting?
No, it is slang for a latrine or a word for a peat marsh.
An area where the soil is under shallow water?
such as a swamp,marsh or bog
What is bogs?
a lake or pool . A bog is like a marsh, but bigger and more marshy.
Area of soft wet ground in which it is easy to get stuck?
Marsh, bog, or swamp.
What is low wet land that supports grass and trees?
A marsh or bog
Land soaked with water?
Marsh, bog, morass, flooded, water-logged, drowned ???
What are synonyms for bog?
marsh, swamp, slough, wetlands, fen, mire, quagmire, morass
What is an example of a wetland?
A swamp, bog, or marsh would be considered a wetland.
What nationality is the last name marsh?
The last name Marsh is of English origin. It likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near a marsh or bog.
