1. A swamp is an area of very wet land with wild plants growing in it.

Question

(Would you paraphrase the expression "with...."? Is the exprression below the same as #1? )

2. A swamp is an area of very wet land and wild plants grow in it.

Answer 1

Both 1 and 2 are phrased well. #1 is a bit better, but there's not much difference.