The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 11 days ago with 2 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today? Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 512
B) 768
C) 1024
D) 2048
E) 4096
2^11(2) = 2^12 = 4096   The answer is 4096.
<result>E</result>
The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 11 days ago with 2 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today?