LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When Wohler synthesised urea, it falsified which theory?
A
Creationism
B
Vitalism
C
Spontaneous generation
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Falsification of theories-the artificial synthesis of urea helped to falsify vitalism. It was particularly associated with the idea of a vital force that provided the “spark” of life separating the living from the non-living.

Detailed explanation-2: -Urea disproved the theory of vitalism by showing that biological materials can be produced from regular mechanical materials. Friedrich Wohler conducted experiments, in which he produced Urea from inorganic materials.

Detailed explanation-3: -Falsification of theories: the artificial synthesis of urea helped to falsify vitalism. Urea was discovered in urine in the 1720s and was assumed to be a product of the kidneys. At that time it was widely believed that organic compounds in plants and animals could only be made with the help of a “vital principle”.

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