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 one:
A) 512	B) 768	C) 1024	D) 2048	E) 4096

Rationale: "2 ^ 11 ( 2 ) = 2 ^ 12 = 4096 the answer is e ."
Answer: E