Question

look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: • bees pick up pollen when they visit flowers, looking for nectar. • bees transfer some of the pollen they pick up to other flowers that need it. • bees carry some of the pollen they collect back to their hive to feed other bees. choose the main, or central, idea that ties all the details together. bees take pollen from some flowers and give it to others. bees play an important role in transferring pollen. flowers produce nectar to attract insects like bees. bees can carry pollen to places over two miles away.

Explanation:

The details focus on bees' actions related to pollen - picking it up, transferring it, and carrying it back to the hive. The main idea should summarize these pollen - transfer activities. The first option only mentions taking and giving pollen, not all aspects. The third option is about flowers producing nectar, not related to the main focus on bees and pollen. The fourth option is about the distance bees can carry pollen, which is not the central idea. The second option, "Bees play an important role in transferring pollen", encompasses all the pollen - related activities of bees described.

Answer:

Bees play an important role in transferring pollen.