The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 10 days ago with 2 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today?
Choose the most appropriate option:  A) 512  B) 768  C) 1024  D) 2048  E) 4096

Rationale: "2 ^ 10 ( 2 ) = 2 ^ 11 = 2048 the answer is d ."
Answer: D