A scientist has collected the following data on the population of a bacteria colony over a thirty-minute period: 5 minutes: 78,000
10 minutes: 234,000
15 minutes: 657,000
20 minutes: 1,784,000
25 minutes: 5,040,000
30 minutes: 14,980,000

Which type of graph would be best to use to display the growth of the colony?
A.) a bar graph
B.) a circle graph
C.) a histogram
D.) a line graph