Which of the following is not a process that removes dissolved components from seawater?
a. chemical precipitation
b. evaporation
c. hydrothermal activity
d. organisms building hard parts
e. All of the above remove components from seawater.



Answer :

Answer:

e. All of the above remove components from seawater

Explanation:

Reason for the answer is as follows:

Chemical precipitation involves the formation of solid particles from dissolved substances in seawater, thereby removing those substances from the water.

Evaporation removes water from seawater, leaving behind salts and other dissolved components.

Hydrothermal activity can precipitate minerals from seawater when hot water from beneath the Earth's crust comes into contact with the cold seawater.

Organisms building hard parts, such as corals forming their skeletons or shellfish forming their shells, incorporate dissolved substances from seawater into these structures, thereby removing them from the water.