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

the modern refrigerator went through many versions as it was developed over more than a century.

ancient civilizations used a variety of techniques to compensate for their lack of refrigeration.

Explanation:

The details discuss how modern refrigeration has changed food - storing, its importance, and ancient food - preservation methods before refrigeration. The first option encompasses these aspects as it focuses on the revolution in food - storing by the modern refrigerator. The second option only mentions the development of the refrigerator and not its impact on food - storing. The third option only focuses on ancient civilizations and not on modern refrigeration's overall impact.

Answer:

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