Question

review the details below.

• prior to refrigeration, ancient civilizations depended on root cellars, collected ice, salting, and other methods to cool and preserve their foods.
• the royal society named the refrigerator the most important invention in the history of food, followed by pasteurization, canning, and the oven.
• modern refrigeration has reduced the number of foodborne illnesses and has allowed fresh foods to be transported long distances.

choose the best topic sentence to introduce a paragraph containing these details.
the modern refrigerator went through many versions as it was developed over more than a century.
the invention of the modern refrigerator revolutionized the process of storing food.
ancient civilizations used a variety of techniques to compensate for their lack of refrigeration.

Explanation:

The details mention ancient food - cooling methods (before refrigeration), the importance of the refrigerator as an invention, and its modern - day impact on food storage (reducing foodborne illnesses and enabling long - distance food transport). The first option focuses only on the development of the modern refrigerator over time, which does not cover all the details. The third option only focuses on ancient civilizations' methods. The second option, "The invention of the modern refrigerator revolutionized the process of storing food", encompasses the ancient context (as a contrast to the revolution), the significance of the invention (Royal Society's view), and the modern - day impact (food storage improvements).

Answer:

The invention of the modern refrigerator revolutionized the process of storing food.