The paper is less about content and more about skills/having a super firm grasp on the fundamentals
eg. They might ask you why animals in colder climates have short stocky limbs. You may think, what the hell, I've never even studied this, but if you know your basics, then you can figure out...
yeah 100% agree with you, losing a mark in the assessments is like dropping 3 in the trials. nesa is full of fucking morons, this just increases stress since you basically have to study for 4 sets of exams rather than 1 or 2.