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Unicellular, meaning Uni- "one" and cellular- "cell"... Being only one cell big it can't possibly be that big... So it is usually micro in size. Yeast is unicellular but it is about as large as they come.

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Because they consist of 1 cell. And almost all cells are micro-organisms.

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