These have interdependencies in the Zorin OS and Zorin OS Lite desktops.
Yes, you can untangle and remove them, tediously, but I do not recommend it. The updater can be helpful at times. You do not want to break anything. And they really do not take up much space.
I remove Snapd and Flatpak right off. This prevents them from influencing my Gnome-Software results (Which only affects me when I am examining it to help a user with issues with that software... I never use it otherwise.)
Gnome-Software can be annoying, but it is not data-mining or spying and reporting your activities to marketing. There is popularity contest which is far more legitimate than people fear.
So, over-all, it is not damaging to have it installed and can even still be useful in an emergency.