I believe the answer would be A. A pea is to a pod
B. positive because y increases as x does. It it were negative y would decrease as x increases and it would be 0 if y stayed the same as x increases.
In science it is best to continue research, and rinse and repeat. This allows for a stronger hypothesis if you're results are the same every time, or change your hypothesis if you stumble upon new results. <span />