Ubiquitin forms a complex with proteins and then binds with _______, forming a sort of "molecular chamber of doom" where proteins are digested into small peptides and amino acids.
A) the extracellular space
B) a proteasome
C) mitochondria
D) lysosomes
E) the Golgi apparatus

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Ubiquitin forms a complex with proteins and then binds with a proteasome, which is responsible for the degradation of proteins into small peptides and amino acids. The other organelles listed (the extracellular space, mitochondria, lysosomes, and the Golgi apparatus) do not have this function.

Ubiquitin Forms a Complex with Proteins and Then Binds with _______