Hydrophily means pollination.

Below water

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Solution

The correct option is A Below water
Surface pollination is more frequent, and appears to be a transitional phase between wind pollination and true hydrophily. In these the pollen floats on the surface and reaches the stigmas of the female flowers as in Hydrilla, Callitriche, Ruppia, Zostera, Elodea.
Hence, the correct answer is (C)

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