The system needed to be overhauled so that entire neighborhoods could be certified, not just buildings. Thatâs why NRDC teamed up with the Congress for the New Urbanism and the U.S. Green Building Council to launch LEED for Neighborhood Development, or LEED-ND, in 2010.
Young newly sprouted plants are called seedlings. They are what  grows directly after germination takes place. These plants then  grow into the adult plants.
The ripe fruit drops to the ground and the cycle begins again. Some seeds have an outer layer called a seed coat, which provides protection and food for the seed. When a seed grows, a small root begins to grow downward and a shoot grows upward. When the shoot hits the surface, the plant is called a sprout.