Question

The conditions required for peat formation are

• A. water logging
• B. lack of oxygen and nutrients
• C. high acidity and low temperature
• D. all of these

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

The correct options are
A

water logging

B

lack of oxygen and nutrients

D

all of these

Peat formation occurs when the plant material, usually in wet areas, is inhibited from decaying fully by acidic and anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions. It is composed mainly of wetland vegetation which includes mosses and shrubs. Therefore water logging, lack of oxygen and nutrients, and high acidity with low temperature are the required conditions.