Question

review the details below.

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

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 discuss the impact of modern refrigeration (reducing foodborne illnesses, long - distance transport), its importance (named by the Royal Society), and a comparison with ancient food - cooling methods. The second option, "The invention of the modern refrigerator revolutionized the process of storing food", encompasses these aspects (revolutionizing storage which includes impacts like reducing illnesses and enabling transport, and is related to its importance). The first option focuses on development versions which is not in the details. The third option only focuses on ancient civilizations, not the main theme of modern refrigeration's impact.

Answer:

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