Hi 'Me'
Mars certainly has some very large extinct volcanos. Olympus Mons, for insance is huge, Covering an area greater than the Hawaiian chain of volcanos on the Earth. Vulcanism is not an indication of ecological activity though.
Because of the harsh conditions on Mars, if there has been any sort of ecology (life) on Mars, its likely to to consist of very primitive organisms, probably similar to bacteria on Earth. Scientist still dont know if this kind of life existed, or still exists, on Mars but one of the objectives of future space probes is to find out. This was the main purpose of the Viking space probe mission, but The martian soil turned out to be so chemically active that results were inconclusive. Water is essential to all life as far as we know, and there is a lot of water ice on Mars. It has also flowed on the suface as liquid from time to time forming huge river-bed like structures.
I hope this answers your question, Me.
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