You are presented with the question "Decayed vegetation turns to what over a period of time?" and the following answer choices: 
- growth
 - death
 - peat
 - vines
 - water
 - coal
 - flora
 - potash

Now knowing that being burried under soil and mud changes vegetation into peat through extreme heat and pressure in a swamp over a long period of time and often, the soil consists of mats of very acidic, semi-decayed vegetation, such as peat, choose the best answer.


 

   peat      