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 major stages of the flower life cycle are the seed, germination, growth, reproduction, pollination, and seed spreading stages. Seed Stage. The plant life cycle starts with a seed; every seed holds a miniature plant called the embryo. There are two types of flowering plant seeds: dicots and monocots.An example of a dicot is a bean seed. It has two parts called cotyledons in addition to the embryo.The cotyledons store food for the plant.he major stages of the flower life cycle are the seed, germination, growth, reproduction, pollination, and seed spreading stages. Seed Stage. The plant life cycle starts with a seed; every seed holds a miniature plant called the embryo. There are two types of flowering plant seeds: dicots and monocots.