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 can carry pollen to places over two miles away. bees play an important role in transferring pollen. flowers produce nectar to attract insects like bees.

Explanation:

The details focus on bees picking up, transferring, and using pollen. The main idea should summarize their role in pollen - transfer. The first option only mentions taking and giving pollen, not the full role. The second option about distance is not in the details. The fourth option is about flowers attracting bees, not about bees' role in pollen transfer. The third option, "Bees play an important role in transferring pollen", encompasses all the details about bees' actions with pollen.

Answer:

Bees play an important role in transferring pollen.