Write the difference between epihydrophily and hypohydrophily

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Solution

Epihydrophilly: If the pollination happens at the surface of the water, it is known as epihydrophilly.
Hypohydrophily: If the pollination happens below the surface of the water, it is known as epihydrophilly.
Differences between epihydrophilly and hypohydrophilly:
Epihydrophilly Hypohydrophilly
1. In epihydrophilly pollens float at the water surface. 1. Pollen grains sink in the water.
2. Plants showing epihydrophilly lives above the water surface. 2. Plant showing epihydrophilly lives below the water surface
3. Example - Vallisneria. 3. Example - Zostera

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Column - I Column - II

(i) Anemophily (a) Sunflower

(ii) Epihydrophily (b) Vallisneria

(iii) Hypohydrophily (c) Corn

(iv) Entomophily (d) Zostera

Match the following
$\begin{matrix} C o l u m n - I & C o l u m n - I I (i) A n e m o p h i l y & (a) S u n f l o w e r (i i) E p i h y d r o p h i l y & (b) V a l l i s n e r i a (i i i) H y p o h y d r o p h i l y & (c) C o r n (i v) E n t o m o p h i l y & (d) Z o s t e r a \end{matrix}$

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Epihydrophilly	Hypohydrophilly
1. In epihydrophilly pollens float at the water surface.	1. Pollen grains sink in the water.
2. Plants showing epihydrophilly lives above the water surface.	2. Plant showing epihydrophilly lives below the water surface
3. Example - Vallisneria.	3. Example - Zostera