Once solid material is phagocytized and taken into a vacuole, which of the following statements best describes what happens?

A) A ribosome enters the vacuole and uses the amino acids in the "invader" to form new protein.
B) A lysosome combines with the vacuole and digests the enclosed solid material.
C) The vacuole remains separated from the cytoplasm and the solid material persists unchanged.
D) Nitrogen enters the vacuole and "burns" the enclosed solid material.


B) A lysosome combines with the vacuole and digests the enclosed solid material.

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