Read these paragraphs from the article. cooking: it's a simple act that has brought families around the world together for thousands and thousands of years. as a chef, i can think of few things more beautiful than that. however, i also know how deadly such a simple act can be , not only to our health, but to our environment. based on the context, what is the connotation of the word simple?

a. easy to learn and do
b. mainly done in a family
c. setting a basic, age-old part of life
d. done by people throughout the world