individual vs organism

individual and organism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
individual	Yes	Yes	No	No
organism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, organism is a hypernym of individual; that is, organism is a word with a broader meaning than individual:

individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of individual include being.

As nouns, organism is a hypernym of individual; that is, organism is a word with a broader meaning than individual:

individual: a single organism
organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of individual include being.

individual (noun)	organism (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a single organism	a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

individual (adjective)	organism (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing