MAIN IDEA
A little bird that is the focus of our reading "The 1000-Year Bird Song".
What is a swamp sparrow?
How swamp sparrows learn more common songs before they learn rare songs, the same way humans learn to talk.
What is paragraph C about?
Correct
What does "accurate" mean?
They learn to copy, or mimic songs sung by their elders. (use the exact phrase from the text)
Who are "baby swamp sparrows"?
These last for centuries.
What is the swamp sparrow's songs?
The results of Lachlan's study.
What is paragraph E about?
Make
What does "create" mean?
They then measures the differences between the tunes. (use the exact phrase from the text)
Who are "the researchers"?
He led a research team that studied the sparrows.
Who is Lachlan?
Possibilities for future research.
What is paragraph G about?
Effect
What does "impact" mean?
With those two ingredients together, you end up with traditions that are really stable. (use the exact phrase from the text)
What are "accurate mimicry" and "conformist bias"?
These break up bird populations into smaller groups.
What are man-made barriers?
Another type of research being done.
What is paragraph F about?
Communicate, converse
What does "exchange" mean?
Until recently, this learning ability was thought to be special only to humans. (use the exact phrase from the text)
What is conformist bias?
He wants to study the preservation of other animals' traditions.
Who is Andrew Farnsworth?
The basics of the study.
What is paragraph D about?
Normal or average
What does "standard" mean?
Seeing the potential for it in other organisms is super cool. (use the exact phrase from the text)
What is "preserve (preserving) their cultural traditions"?