Mary, Owner of Delany Salsas, Is Curious to Know Whether

question 41

Multiple Choice

Mary, owner of Delany Salsas, is curious to know whether the new packaging for her line of salsas is being noticed by supermarket consumers. To collect information, she passively watches shopper reactions as they pass by the Delany Salsas display. Mary is collecting _____ data through _____ methods.

• A) secondary; observational
• B) primary; questioning
• C) primary; observational
• D) secondary; questioning

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Definitions:

NADH

NADH denotes Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (reduced form), a coenzyme that plays a critical role in the production of energy through the process of cellular respiration.

Pyruvate

A key intermediary in the metabolic pathway of glycolysis, which can be further converted into energy through the Krebs cycle or fermented into lactate.

Citric Acid Cycle

A key metabolic pathway that generates energy through the oxidation of acetate derived from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into carbon dioxide and captures the released energy in the form of ATP.

Oxaloacetic Acid

A four-carbon molecule that plays a crucial role in both the Krebs cycle and gluconeogenesis, acting as a substrate for the generation of various intermediates.