Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Cerebellum Corp
• VHS Release Date: April 5, 2000
• Run Time: 135 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305213755
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,030 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The Standard Deviants, a troupe of energetic young performers whose specialty is presenting serious academic subjects in an offbeat manner, turn their attention to the study of life itself in The Dissected World of Biology. Fervently believing that a truly atrocious joke is so memorable that it's a brilliant mnemonic device, the Standard Deviants gleefully ham it up in this production while managing to make solid points about the subject matter. For instance, a presentation on a chemical principle transforms into a James Bond parody in which the protagonist, after a fight with three people playing a water molecule, reveals his name as "Bond... Covalent Bond." Ouch! A skit about proteins takes place in a beauty shop, and a truly horrendous rock singer moans about being "stuck in the middle of a cell." All this foolishness has a purpose, of course, and there is a serious curriculum hiding just beneath the unorthodox presentation. Cells, DNA, RNA, metabolism, and other concepts of biology are all covered, and a solid academic panel approved the presentation. While this video doesn't intend to be a substitute for a course in biology, it does make the basic concepts easier to remember. --Robert J. McNamara

Product Description

Most living organisms are pretty complicated. That's where we come in! The Standard Deviants help break Biology down with an easy-to-understand, entertaining format. Learn about amino acids, DNA, RNA, cell structures, mitosis, meiosis, photosynthesis and much more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Order It At Once!, August 24, 2002

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Winifred (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Standard Deviants: Biology [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a MUST for anyone who is struggling to pass a Bio test. I can tell you it was a deciding factor allowing me to pass my Bio Clep test last month. It is supremely entertaining and covers key areas. I found that its focus on DNA and RNA were particularly key for questions I later encountered on the test. I would also recommend Jack Rudman's Biology review, REA's Problem Solvers book in Biology, and the Online Biology Book at

http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html
Voila! That is my formula - along with prayers - for passing the Bio test. Study hard.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good, light-hearted look at biology, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Standard Deviants: Biology [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is very funny, yet covers the major subjects in biology very well. It is a must for anyone having a hard time with the subject. The cast and crew make an attempt to repeat the important concepts over and over again and in many different ways...including some cheesy songs and weird skits, but it all works together to help the student remember what is being taught.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful DVD, helpful for AP biology, September 1, 2004

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Belinda C. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Standard Deviants - Learn Biology (DVD)

This is a fun way to learn some topics in biology. The visual technique is excellent for helping me to memorize important topics into my brain. It's a good reference for AP Biology. However, I would not only use this as the primary source. I also used Biology by Raven's and for great test-like questions, I used
The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations
Volume 1 isbn; 1933023007
Volume 2 isbn: 1933023015
Volume 3 isbn: 1933023023
These three study guides had similar questions to the AP exam. Raven' Biology is also needed because this helped me to build my foundation of knowledge in biology for the AP Biology Exam.