The population of a certain endangered bird species, in thousands, years after conservation efforts began, is modeled by the function . Which of the following is the best interpretation of the number 1200 in this context?
The bird population is decreasing by 1200 birds per year.
The bird population will become extinct in 1200 years.
The initial bird population was 1,200,000.
The maximum bird population will be 1200 birds.
