On average, activated yeast cells divide once every 120 minutes; that is, each individual cell divides into two individual cells over that time span. Given that a certain yeast colony consisted of 180,000 cells two hours ago, approximately how many cells will be populating the colony six hours from now?  Choose the correct option:
A) 77,500 B) 1,860,000 C) 2,880,000 D) 3,720,000 E) 4,960,000
180,000 × 2 × 2×2×2 = 180,000 × 16 = 2,880,000
<result>C</result>
On average, activated yeast cells divide once every 120 minutes; that is, each individual cell divides into two individual cells over that time span. Given that a certain yeast colony consisted of 180,000 cells two hours ago, approximately how many cells will be populating the colony six hours from now?