Browse the existing Campbell Biology 7th-edition PowerPoint collection by subject. Each link opens an older .ppt file; use a compatible presentation viewer and preview its full contents before class.
This collection uses chapter numbers from the legacy seventh-edition directory. The eighth-edition reading guides are a separate resource set, and their chapter numbers and content do not always match these slides.
For current course content and skills, use College Board’s AP Biology course page and its linked Course and Exam Description. These legacy resources are supplements; a textbook chapter number is not an AP unit number, and inclusion here does not establish complete alignment or College Board endorsement.
Use a deck as a teaching aid
- Choose a few slides that support one learning goal, rather than assigning a whole deck automatically.
- Preview figures, animations, scientific names, links, and accessibility in the classroom software.
- Pair a visual explanation with a question, model, graph, or practice task. Check the content against the course you teach.
Foundations and chemistry
- Chapter 1: Exploring Life (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 2: Chemical Context of Life (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 3: Water and the Fitness of the Environment (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 4: Carbon & the Molecular Diversity of Life (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 5: The Structure & Function of Molecules (PowerPoint (.ppt))
Cells and membranes
- Chapter 6: A Tour of the Cell (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 7: Membrane Structure and Function (PowerPoint (.ppt))
For a related lesson sequence, use Cells and Transport Teaching Resources.
Cellular energetics
- Chapter 8: An Introduction to Metabolism (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 9: Cellular Respiration (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 10: Photosynthesis (PowerPoint (.ppt))
Communication and cell cycle
- Chapter 11: Cell communication (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 12: Cell Cycle (PowerPoint (.ppt))
Heredity
- Chapter 13: Meiosis & Sexual Life Cycles (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 14: Mendel & the Gene Idea (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 15: Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance (PowerPoint (.ppt))
Use the AP worksheet directory to choose practice by topic; preview the resource rather than assuming a chapter-to-worksheet match.
Genes, biotechnology, and development
- Chapter 16: Molecular Basis of Inheritance (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 17: From Gene to Protein (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 18: Genetics of Viruses & Bacteria (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 19: Eukaryotic Genomes (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 20: DNA Technology (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 21: The Genetic Basis of Development (PowerPoint (.ppt))
Use the AP worksheet directory to choose practice by topic; preview the resource rather than assuming a chapter-to-worksheet match.
Evolution and systematics
- Chapter 22: Descent with Modification: Darwinian View of Life (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 23: Evolution of Populations (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 24: Origin of Species (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 25: Phylogeny & Systematics (PowerPoint (.ppt))
Biological diversity
- Chapter 26: Tree of Life: Biological Diversity (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 27: Prokaryotes (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 28: Protists (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 29: Plant Diversity I (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 30: Plant Diversity II (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 31: Fungi (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 32: Introduction to Animal Diversity (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 33: Invertebrates (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 34: Vertebrates (PowerPoint (.ppt))
Plant biology
- Chapter 35: Plant Structure, Growth, & development (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 36: Transport in Vascular Plants (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 37: Plant Nutrition (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 38: Angiosperm Reproduction (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 39: Plant Responses to Signals (PowerPoint (.ppt))
Animal structure and function
- Chapter 40: Animal Form & Function (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 41: Animal Nutrition (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 42: Circulation & Gas Exchange (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 43: Immune System (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 44: Osmoregulation & Excretion (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 45: Hormones & the Endocrine System (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 46: Animal Reproduction (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 47: Animal Development (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 48: Nervous System (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 49: Sensory & Motor Mechanisms (PowerPoint (.ppt))
Ecology and conservation
- Chapter 50: Introduction to Ecology (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 51: Behavioral Ecology (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 52: Population Ecology (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 53: Community Ecology (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 54: Ecosystems (PowerPoint (.ppt))
- Chapter 55: Conservation Ecology & Restoration (PowerPoint (.ppt))
For a different kind of resource, the reading-guide directory includes a verified ecology introduction PDF under its original file address. It is not a replacement slide deck.
Edition, credits, and use
These are historical textbook supplements, not newly revised presentations or official College Board materials. Preserve copyright statements within the files and check permissions before editing or redistributing them. Older .ppt files can display differently in modern software.
Legacy directory credit retained: Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece, Lawrence G. Mitchell; Copyright Pearson/Benjamin Cummings. This reproduces the directory’s credit line rather than independently verifying authorship of every deck. Legacy publisher reference for the 7th edition.
Plan the next lesson
- AP Biology worksheets and activities
- Campbell 6th-edition PowerPoints
- Campbell 8th-edition reading guides
- Cells and Transport Teaching Resources — lessons and investigations for cell structure and membranes.
- Biology Foundations and Lab Skills — safety, graphing, evidence, and reports.
- Historical AP lab reports: guided critique — evaluate scientific communication; do not copy a sample report.
