Which of the following scientists revolutionized biology by demonstrating that living organisms were also governed by the laws of physics and chemistry by synthesizing urea in the laboratory from ammonium cyanate?
A)Wöhler
B)van Leeuwenhook
C)Mendel
D)Schwann
E)Rohrer

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Friedrich Wöhler revolutionized biology through his synthesis of urea in the laboratory, which demonstrated that living organisms could be explained by physical and chemical laws. This discovery overturned the long-held belief in vitalism, the idea that living organisms possessed a vital force beyond the laws of physics and chemistry.

Which of the Following Scientists Revolutionized Biology by Demonstrating That