The classic work of Friedrich Wöhler (1828)that united the fields of biology and chemistry was based on the
A)discovery of yeast ferments.
B)production of urea in the laboratory.
C)discovery of ATP.
D)identification of nucleotide bases.
E)analysis of gene segregation.

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Wöhler's synthesis of urea in the laboratory was significant because it was the first time an organic compound was synthesized from inorganic materials, challenging the vitalism theory that organic compounds could only be produced by living organisms. This breakthrough united the fields of biology and chemistry by demonstrating that organic molecules could be made from inorganic ones through chemical processes.

The Classic Work of Friedrich Wöhler (1828)that United the Fields